Publications
2D protrusion but not motility predicts growth factor-induced cancer cell migration in 3D collagen. J Cell Biol. 2012;197(6):721-9.
. Characterization of the expression of the pro-metastatic Mena(INV) isoform during breast tumor progression. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2016;33(3):249-61.
. An EMT-driven alternative splicing program occurs in human breast cancer and modulates cellular phenotype. PLoS Genet. 2011;7(8):e1002218.
. Ena/VASP regulates mDia2-initiated filopodial length, dynamics, and function. Mol Biol Cell. 2014;25(17):2604-19.
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Identification of invasion specific splice variants of the cytoskeletal protein Mena present in mammary tumor cells during invasion in vivo. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2009;26(2):153-9.
. In vivo RNAi screening identifies regulators of actin dynamics as key determinants of lymphoma progression. Nat Genet. 2009;41(10):1133-7.
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Mena binds α5 integrin directly and modulates α5β1 function. J Cell Biol. 2012;198(4):657-76.
. Mena deficiency delays tumor progression and decreases metastasis in polyoma middle-T transgenic mouse mammary tumors. Breast Cancer Res. 2010;12(6):R101.
. A Mena invasion isoform potentiates EGF-induced carcinoma cell invasion and metastasis. Dev Cell. 2008;15(6):813-28.
. Mena invasive (Mena(INV)) and Mena11a isoforms play distinct roles in breast cancer cell cohesion and association with TMEM. Clin Exp Metastasis. 2011;28(6):515-27.
. Mena invasive (MenaINV) promotes multicellular streaming motility and transendothelial migration in a mouse model of breast cancer. J Cell Sci. 2011;124(Pt 13):2120-31.
. PTP1B-dependent regulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling by the actin-binding protein Mena. Mol Biol Cell. 2015;26(21):3867-78.
. Rap1 and its effector RIAM are required for lymphocyte trafficking. Blood. 2015;126(25):2695-703.
. The receptor AXL diversifies EGFR signaling and limits the response to EGFR-targeted inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Sci Signal. 2013;6(287):ra66.
. Reduced Proteolytic Shedding of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Is a Post-Translational Mechanism of Kinase Inhibitor Resistance. Cancer Discov. 2016;6(4):382-99.
. Selectivity in subunit composition of Ena/VASP tetramers. Biosci Rep. 2015;35(5).
. Signaling network state predicts twist-mediated effects on breast cell migration across diverse growth factor contexts. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011;10(11):M111.008433.
. Tks5 and SHIP2 regulate invadopodium maturation, but not initiation, in breast carcinoma cells. Curr Biol. 2013;23(21):2079-89.
. Tumor Cell-Driven Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Drives Haptotaxis during Metastatic Progression. Cancer Discov. 2016;6(5):516-31.
. Tumor microenvironment of metastasis in human breast carcinoma: a potential prognostic marker linked to hematogenous dissemination. Clin Cancer Res. 2009;15(7):2433-41.
. VASP is a CXCR2-interacting protein that regulates CXCR2-mediated polarization and chemotaxis. J Cell Sci. 2009;122(Pt 11):1882-94.
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