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Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer
Colavito SA, Platt JT, Held MA, Liu Z, Sokup R, Stern DF. Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 4822-4839. PMID: 31448050, PMCID: PMC6690678, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerDrug combinationsB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorTriple-negative breast cancerEffective treatment strategiesBreast cancer cellsEffective drug combinationsCombination regimenPoor prognosisCombination therapyTreatment optionsTreatment strategiesBCL2 inhibitorsEffective treatmentSelf-renewal capabilityCancerTumor cellsDifferent dosesCancer cellsMammary cellsCheckpoint kinase 1 inhibitorsKinase 1 inhibitorMesenchymal characteristicsMesenchymal transformationUntreated cells
2016
PMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer
Jeong J, VanHouten JN, Dann P, Kim W, Sullivan C, Yu H, Liotta L, Espina V, Stern DF, Friedman PA, Wysolmerski JJ. PMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e282-e290. PMID: 26729871, PMCID: PMC4725473, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516138113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCalciumCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndocytosisFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Knockdown TechniquesHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingIntracellular SpaceMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMicePlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesProtein BindingProtein TransportReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionSurvival AnalysisConceptsBreast cancerHigh tumor levelsDegradation of HER2Increases Intracellular CalciumMouse mammary tumor virusBreast cancer cellsMammary tumor virusPMCA2 levelsNeu miceTumor levelsFormation of tumorsHER2 levelsIntracellular calciumTherapeutic targetBreast tumorsHER2Milk calciumExpression correlatesCancerHSP 90Mammary glandCancer cellsTumor virusTumorsCalcium
2008
NFBD1/MDC1, 53BP1 and BRCA1 have both redundant and unique roles in the ATM pathway
Wilson KA, Stern DF. NFBD1/MDC1, 53BP1 and BRCA1 have both redundant and unique roles in the ATM pathway. Cell Cycle 2008, 7: 3584-3594. PMID: 19001859, PMCID: PMC2763172, DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.22.7102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBRCA1 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRadiation, IonizingRNA, Small InterferingTrans-ActivatorsTumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsNFBD1/MDC1DNA damage checkpoint proteinsRadiation-induced phosphorylationATM-Chk2 pathwayNormal genetic backgroundBRCT domainCheckpoint responseRedundant functionsPrimary human cellsRedundant rolesATM pathwayNFBD1Checkpoint proteinsMouse cellsHuman cellsGenetic backgroundMDC1Cancer cellsLocalization eventsPhosphorylationBRCA1Unique rolePathwayCellsHuman foreskin
2003
Gene expression profiling of ErbB receptor and ligand-dependent transcription
Amin DN, Perkins AS, Stern DF. Gene expression profiling of ErbB receptor and ligand-dependent transcription. Oncogene 2003, 23: 1428-1438. PMID: 14973552, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression profilingExpression profilingInfluences gene transcriptionLigand-dependent transcriptionLigand-independent activationTranscriptional targetsGene transcriptionBreast cancerGene expressionMolecular mechanismsSame cell lineReceptor homodimersOligonucleotide arraysBreast cancer cellsUnidentified targetsErbB receptorsOverexpression of ErbB2GenesCancer cellsCell linesTranscriptionErbB4 receptorsErbB2ErbBClinical outcomes
1984
Monoclonal antibodies identify a cell-surface antigen associated with an activated cellular oncogene
Drebin J, Stern D, Link V, Weinberg R, Greene M. Monoclonal antibodies identify a cell-surface antigen associated with an activated cellular oncogene. Nature 1984, 312: 545-548. PMID: 6504162, DOI: 10.1038/312545a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH 3T3 cellsCell surface antigensCellular oncogenesAnimal cancer cellsNormal NIH 3T3 cellsMonoclonal antibodiesTumor-associated antigensVariety of antigensRelative molecular massCell surface determinantsNon-malignant cellsGenetic elementsDifferent histological originDNA transfectantsDNA transfectionMolecular massNeoplastic processAntibody reactivityNeoplastic cellsMalignant cellsHistological originAntigenIdentical antigensOncogeneCancer cells