Selected Publications from Our Laboratory
Peer-reviewed research spanning over three decades — advancing cancer diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic targets, and understanding of environmental carcinogens.
Biomarkers & Prognosis
14 papersTranscription Factors WT1 and p53 Combined: A Prognostic Biomarker in Ovarian Cancer
Carter JH, Deddens JA, Mueller G, Lewis TG, Dooley MK, Robillard MC, Frydl M, Duvall L, Pemberton JO, Douglass LE
Stromal-Based Signatures for the Classification of Gastric Cancers
Uhlik MT, Liu J, Falcon BL, Lyer S, Stewart J, Celikkaya H, O'Mahony M, Sevinsky C, Lowes C, Douglass L, Jeffries C, Bodenmiller D, Chintharlapalli S, Fisch A, Gerald D, Xue Q, Lee J, Santamaria-Pang A, Al-Kofahi Y, Sui Y, Desai K, Doman T, Aggarwal A, Carter JH, Pytowski B, Jaminet S, Ginty F, Nasir A, Nagy JA, Dvorak HF, Benjamin LE
Phosphorylation of eIF4E Serine 209 is Associated with Tumor Progression and Reduced Survival in Malignant Melanoma
Carter JH, Deddens JA, Spaulding NR, Lucas D, Colligan BM, Lewis TG, Hawkins E, Jones J, Pemberton JO, Douglass LE, Graff JR
Overexpression of PAK 1 is a Favorable Prognostic Biomarker in Malignant Melanoma
Carter JH, Spaulding NR, Colligan BM, Deddens JA, Douglass LE
Prevalence of MET Expression, Activating Mutations of KRAS and IDH1/2, and ROS1 Fusions in Cholangiocarcinoma
Thobe MN, Yan SB, Credille KM, Nasir A, Roseberry Baker JA, Lajiness M, Brooks NA, Ballard DW, Farley DM, Peek VL, Um SL, Jin GJ, Gilmour R, Reinhard C, Graff JR, Schade AE, Gruver AM, Colligan BM, Douglass LE, Carter JH, Walgren RA
Overexpression of Cathepsin L is Associated with Prostate Cancer Development, Progression, and Reduced Patient Survival
Carter JH, Douglass LE, Deddens JA, Colligan BM, Hurst BM, Pullman J, Richmond RE, Carter HW
eIF4E Activation Is Commonly Elevated in Advanced Human Prostate Cancers and Significantly Related to Reduced Patient Survival
Graff JR, Konicek BW, Lynch RL, Dumstorf CA, Dowless M, McNulty AM, Parsons S, Brail L, Colligan BM, Koop JW, Hurst BM, Deddens JA, Neubauer BL, Stancato LF, Carter HW, Douglass LE, Carter JH
Translation Initiation Factor eIF4E Increases During Uterine Cervical Cancer Progression to Metastasis
Carter JH, Graff JR, Schaeper J, Nardini D, Love M, Colligan BM, Deddens JA, Douglass LE
β-Catenin in Human Colorectal Cancer Development, Progression, Metastasis and Survival
Douglass LE, Deddens JA, Colligan BM, Lucas D, Foertsch A, Graff JR, Carter JH
Pak-1 Expression Increases with Progression of Colorectal Carcinomas to Metastasis
Carter JH, Douglass LE, Deddens JA, Colligan BM, Bhatt TR, Pemberton JO, Konicek S, Hom J, Marshall M, Graff JR
Expression of Group IIa Secretory Phospholipase A2 Increases with Prostate Tumor Grade
Graff JR, Konicek BW, Deddens JA, Chedid M, Hurst BM, Colligan BM, Neubauer BL, Carter HW, Carter JH
Integrin-Linked Kinase Expression Increases with Prostate Tumor Grade
Graff JR, Deddens JA, Konicek BW, Colligan BM, Hurst BM, Carter HW, Carter JH
Validation of the Galactose Oxidase–Schiff's Reagent Sequence for Early Detection and Prognosis in Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Carter JH, Deddens JA, Pullman JL, Colligan BM, Whiteley LO, Carter HW
Immunohistochemical Detection of Ras, Jun, Fos and P53 Oncoprotein Expression in Human Colorectal Adenomas and Carcinomas
Richmond RE, Carter JH, Carter HW, Magrisso IJ, Pross C, Gilfillen R
Therapeutic Targets
4 papersEvidence for WT1 as a Potential Target for Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer
Carter JH, Deddens JA, Muller G, Lewis TG, Dooley MK, Pemberton JO, Douglass LE
Targeting PAK 1 Activity in Breast Cancer: Inhibition of Cell Growth, Survival, Motility, and Signaling
Fajardo AM, Browne T, Graff H, Kleier K, Neltner K, McCall C, Meyer B, Douglass LE, Carter JH
Targeting the Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E for Cancer Therapy
Graff JR, Konicek BW, Carter JH, Marcusson EG
Therapeutic Suppression of Translation Initiation Factor eIF4E Expression Reduces Tumor Growth Without Toxicity
Graff JR, Konicek BW, Vincent TM, Lynch RL, Monteith D, Weir SN, Schwier P, Capen A, Goode RL, Dowless MS, Chen Y, Zhang H, Sissons S, Cox K, McNulty AM, Wang T, Sams L, Geeganage S, Douglass LE, Neubauer BL, Dean NM, Blanchard K, Shou J, Stancato LF, Carter JH, Marcusson EG
Genetic Risk Factors
6 papersTGFβR1 Germline Variant Int7G24A but Not TGFβR1*6 Increases Risk for Colon Cancer
Carter JH, Murray K, Bender J, Restle H, Mulvihill S, Colligan BM, Deddens JA, Schaeper JP, Douglass LE
Association of Germline Variants of the TGFβR1 Gene in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Schaeper JP, Murray K, DeBrosse JL, Vogt B, Lucas D, Colligan BM, Deddens JA, Douglass LE, Graff JR, Carter JH
Germline Homozygous TGFβR1 Variant Int7G24A Genotype is Significantly Related to Ovarian Cancer Progression
Schaeper JP, Chen T, Markey R, Shields K, Bree K, Kohrs B, Baldwin C, Colligan BM, Deddens JA, Graff JR, Douglass LE, Carter JH
Int7G24 Variant of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Type 1 Receptor is Associated with Invasive Breast Cancer
Chen T, Jackson CR, Link A, Markey MP, Colligan BM, Douglass LE, Pemberton JO, Deddens JA, Graff JR, Carter JH
An Intronic Variant of the TGFBR1 Gene is Associated with Carcinomas of the Kidney and Bladder
Chen T, Jackson C, Costello B, Singer N, Colligan BM, Douglass LE, Pemberton JO, Deddens JA, Graff JR, Carter JH
Transforming Growth Factor-β Receptor Type I Gene is Frequently Mutated in Ovarian Carcinomas
Chen T, Triplett J, Dehner B, Hurst B, Colligan BM, Pemberton JO, Graff JR, Carter JH
Environmental Carcinogens
13 papersMetabolic Disruption Early in Life is Associated with Latent Carcinogenesis of Dichloroacetic Acid in Mice
Wehmas LC, DeAngelo AB, Hester SD, Chorley BN, Carswell G, Olson GR, George M, Carter JH, Eldridge SR, Fisher A, Vallanat B, Wood CE
Comparative Time Course Profiles of Phthalate Stereoisomers in Mice
Wood CE, Jokinen MP, Johnson CL, Olson GR, Hester S, George M, Chorley AN, Carswell G, Carter JH, Wood CR, Bhat VS, Corton JC, DeAngelo AB
Sub-Lethal Autolysis in Livers of Mice Given Phthalate Esters Precedes Development of Hepatic Lesions
Carter JH, Vogelpohl S, Tucker MK, Tagher R
Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis During Chloroform-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in Male F-344/N Rats
Carter JH, Carter HW, Richmond RE, Deddens JA, Chiu N, DeAngelo AB
A Two-Year Dose-Response Study of Lesion Sequences During Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis in the Male B6C3F1 Mouse Given Dichloroacetic Acid
Carter JH, Carter HW, Deddens JA, Hurst BM, George MH, DeAngelo AB
Apparent Inhibition of Apoptosis by Polyamines and Aminothiols in DNA Fragmentation Assays Is Artifactual
Snyder RD, Vogelpohl SJ, Baldwin BL, Deaton ED, Baden E, Carter JH
Hepatocyte Expression of Tumor Associated Aldehyde Dehydrogenase and p21 Ras Following DEN Initiation and Chronic Exposure to DEHP
Richmond RE, Carter JH, Carter HW, Daniel FB, DeAngelo AB
Biochemical, Pathologic and Morphometric Alterations Induced in Male B6C3F1 Mouse Liver by Short Term Exposure to Dichloroacetic Acid
Carter JH, Carter HW, DeAngelo AB, Daniel FB
Immunohistochemical Analysis of DCA-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in Male Fischer (F344) Rats
Richmond RE, Carter JH, Carter HW, Daniel FB, DeAngelo AB
In Vivo Administration of Dichloroacetic Acid Suppresses Spontaneous Apoptosis in Murine Hepatocytes
Snyder RD, Pullman J, Carter JH, Carter HW, DeAngelo AB
Quantitative Image Cytometry of Hepatocytes Expressing GGT and GST in DEN-Initiated Rats Treated with Phenobarbital and/or Phthalate Esters
Carter JH, Richmond RE, Carter HW, Potter CL, Daniel FB, DeAngelo AB
Adrenal Regulation of Mammary Tumorigenesis in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats: Histopathology of Mammary Tumors
Carter JH, Carter HW
Adrenal Regulation of Mammary Tumorigenesis in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats: Incidence, Latency and Yield
Carter JH, Carter HW, Meade J
Quantitative and Qualitative Immunohistochemical Detection of Myc and Src Oncogene Proteins in Normal, Nodule, and Neoplastic Rat Liver
Richmond RE, Pereira MA, Carter JH, Carter HW, Long RE