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Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦
Xu X, Lee J, Stern DF. Microcephalin Is a DNA Damage Response Protein Involved in Regulation of CHK1 and BRCA1 * ♦. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 34091-34094. PMID: 15220350, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400139200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBRCA1 ProteinCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCheckpoint Kinase 1Cytoskeletal ProteinsDNADNA DamageDown-RegulationG2 PhaseGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHistonesHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitosisNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphorylationPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRadiation, IonizingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingConceptsDNA damage-induced cellular responsesDNA damage response proteinsCellular responsesDamage response proteinsNFBD1/MDC1Regulation of BRCA1Regulation of Chk1Radiation-induced fociEndogenous BRCA1BRCT domainFirst geneResponse proteinsTranscript levelsMCPH1Primary microcephalyProteinMicrocephalinChk1Autosomal recessive diseaseBRCA1RegulationRecessive diseaseMDC1PtcbGenesErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Ramabhadran R, Morris JK, Lee KF, Stern DF. ErbB2 is required for ductal morphogenesis of the mammary gland. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 17138-17143. PMID: 15569931, PMCID: PMC535384, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407057101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinase geneNormal mouse mammary gland developmentReceptor kinase geneMammary budMouse mammary gland developmentReceptor tyrosine kinase geneTyrosine kinase geneMammary gland developmentMammary glandImportant normal functionsFunctions of ErbB2Gland developmentDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial treeLobuloalveolar developmentTerminal end budsLuminal spaceBudsGenesErbB2End budsHuman breast cancerAggressive phenotypeBreast cancerNormal function
2017
GRAPE: a pathway template method to characterize tissue-specific functionality from gene expression profiles
Klein MI, Stern DF, Zhao H. GRAPE: a pathway template method to characterize tissue-specific functionality from gene expression profiles. BMC Bioinformatics 2017, 18: 317. PMID: 28651562, PMCID: PMC5485588, DOI: 10.1186/s12859-017-1711-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression profilesExpression profilesIndividual gene expression profilesTissue-specific functionalityEnrichment-based methodsPathway scoresGene expression levelsBatch effectsPathway genesPresent genesPerturbed pathwaysPathway expressionExpression levelsIndividual samplesTissue typesPathwayGenesTCGA subtypesAbnormal pathwaysIndependent datasetsBreast cancer subtypesNon-competitive approachIndividual tumorsCancer subtypesGrapes
2015
PDK1 and SGK3 Contribute to the Growth of BRAF-Mutant Melanomas and Are Potential Therapeutic Targets
Scortegagna M, Lau E, Zhang T, Feng Y, Sereduk C, Yin H, De SK, Meeth K, Platt JT, Langdon CG, Halaban R, Pellecchia M, Davies MA, Brown K, Stern DF, Bosenberg M, Ronai ZA. PDK1 and SGK3 Contribute to the Growth of BRAF-Mutant Melanomas and Are Potential Therapeutic Targets. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 1399-1412. PMID: 25712345, PMCID: PMC4383687, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzoatesBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCell Line, TumorDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorG1 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIndazolesLymphatic MetastasisMelanomaMice, KnockoutMolecular Targeted TherapyProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPyrimidinesPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseSkinSkin NeoplasmsConceptsPDK1 inhibitionAGC kinase familySynthetic lethal screenCell cycle arrestPhase cell cycle arrestPigmentation genesPDK1 activityG1 phase cell cycle arrestSuppress melanoma growthKinase familyTherapeutic targetMelanoma growthPDK1PTEN genotypePI3KMelanoma developmentPotential therapeutic targetK inhibitionPharmacologic inhibitionDevelopment of melanomaPan-PI3K inhibitionBRAF-mutant melanomaSGK3GenesMelanoma cells
2011
NFBD1/MDC1 Regulates Cav1 and Cav2 Independently of DNA Damage and p53
Wilson KA, Colavito SA, Schulz V, Wakefield PH, Sessa W, Tuck D, Stern DF. NFBD1/MDC1 Regulates Cav1 and Cav2 Independently of DNA Damage and p53. Molecular Cancer Research 2011, 9: 766-781. PMID: 21551225, PMCID: PMC3901581, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-10-0317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCaveolin 1Caveolin 2Cell AdhesionCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedChromatinDNA DamageDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsGene Knockdown TechniquesHistonesHumansMiceNuclear ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Suppressor Protein p53Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsDNA damage checkpoint signalingNFBD1 knockdownDNA damageNFBD1/MDC1Focal adhesion signalingDNA repair factorsDNA damage responseP53-mediated transcriptionAdhesion signalingCheckpoint signalingRepair factorsResponsive transcriptionDamage responseMitogenic signalingNFBD1DNA repairNovel functionTransactivation activityGene pathwaysAtaxia telangiectasiaMicroarray analysisSimilar phenotypeERK phosphorylationGenesTranscription
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
1995
ScSpk1 Spk1 (S. cerevisiae)
Zheng P, Fay D, Stern D. ScSpk1 Spk1 (S. cerevisiae). 1995, 126-127. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012324719-3/50028-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKinase domainProtein kinaseMluI cell cycle boxS-phase-specific genesS phase-specific expressionPhase-specific genesPhase-specific expressionTyr kinase activitySer/ThrSpecific protein kinasesProtein tyrosine kinasesTranscriptional regulationMutant cellsNuclear proteinsNuclear localizationKinase activitySPK1DNA damageKinaseDNA synthesisProteinRepair synthesisGenesLatter activityImportant role
1991
Construction and expression of transforming gene resulting from fusion of basic fibroblast growth factor gene with signal peptide sequence
Rogelj S, Stern D, Klagsbrun M. Construction and expression of transforming gene resulting from fusion of basic fibroblast growth factor gene with signal peptide sequence. Methods In Enzymology 1991, 198: 117-124. PMID: 1906971, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(91)98013-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBrainCattleCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticChimeraCloning, MolecularFibroblast Growth Factor 2Genes, SyntheticGenetic VectorsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMiceMolecular Sequence DataProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingTransfection
1986
p185, a Product of the neu Proto-Oncogene, Is a Receptorlike Protein Associated with Tyrosine Kinase Activity
Stern D, Heffernan P, Weinberg R. p185, a Product of the neu Proto-Oncogene, Is a Receptorlike Protein Associated with Tyrosine Kinase Activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1986, 6: 1729-1740. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.5.1729-1740.1986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factorTyrosine kinase activityEpidermal growth factor receptorNeu proto-oncogeneAssociated with tyrosine kinase activityProto-oncogeneKinase activityNeu oncogenePresence of tunicamycinTyrosine phosphorylationNormal culture conditionsGene productsC-erbB geneMutated versionGrowth factorTransformed counterpartsGrowth factor receptorCell linesStimulated degradationElectrophoretic mobilityC-erbBCulture conditionsOncogeneGenesP185Differential responsiveness of myc- and ras-transfected cells to growth factors: selective stimulation of myc-transfected cells by epidermal growth factor.
Stern DF, Roberts AB, Roche NS, Sporn MB, Weinberg RA. Differential responsiveness of myc- and ras-transfected cells to growth factors: selective stimulation of myc-transfected cells by epidermal growth factor. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1986, 6: 870-877. PMID: 3022135, PMCID: PMC367587, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.3.870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingAntigens, Viral, TumorCell DivisionCell Transformation, NeoplasticCells, CulturedEpidermal Growth FactorGenesGenes, ViralGrowth SubstancesOncogene Proteins, ViralOncogenesPeptidesPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorPolyomavirusRatsRats, Inbred F344TransfectionTransforming Growth FactorsConceptsEpidermal growth factorPlatelet-derived growth factorExogenous growth factorsSoft agarRas oncogeneGrowth factorEGF-like factorsPresence of PDGFControl cellsAnchorage-independent growthMyc-transfected cellsRas-transfected cellsPresence of EGFLike genesMYCResponsiveness of cellsGrowth factor productionOncogeneAutocrine stimulationNumerous coloniesTGF betaLack of responsivenessGenesSelective stimulationStimulatory effectMolecular cloning of the neu gene: absence of gross structural alteration in oncogenic alleles.
Hung MC, Schechter AL, Chevray PY, Stern DF, Weinberg RA. Molecular cloning of the neu gene: absence of gross structural alteration in oncogenic alleles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 261-264. PMID: 3001730, PMCID: PMC322837, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.2.261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOncogenic alleleIdentical restriction enzyme patternsOncogene-encoded proteinsDihydrofolate reductase geneNIH 3T3 cellsProtein-encoding regionsCell surface proteinsMethotrexate-resistant coloniesGross structural alterationsRestriction enzyme patternsNeu geneGene clonesMolecular cloningGrowth factor receptorDNA sequencesErbB geneReductase geneGenesSurface proteinsNeu oncogeneFactor receptorMolecular cloneEnzyme patternsProteinP185 proteinOncogenes in neural tumors
Breakefield X, Stern D. Oncogenes in neural tumors. Trends In Neurosciences 1986, 9: 150-155. DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(86)90051-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research