2024
Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma
Valdez C, Sánchez-Zuno G, Osmani L, Ibrahim W, Galan A, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Kulkarni R, Kang I, Bucala R, Tran T. Prognostic and therapeutic insights into MIF, DDT, and CD74 in melanoma. Oncotarget 2024, 15: 507-520. PMID: 39028303, PMCID: PMC11259151, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMutationPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSkin NeoplasmsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorImmune checkpoint inhibitionD-dopachrome tautomeraseExpression of macrophage migration inhibitory factorDrivers of tumor progressionInflammatory cell markersPatient tumor samplesPatient survival outcomesMigration inhibitory factorStatistically significant differenceCheckpoint inhibitionImmune therapyPrognostic valueSurvival outcomesResistant melanomaGene expressionImproved survivalRetrospective studyInflammatory markersTumor progressionCell markersTumor samplesClinical evidenceMelanomaBulk RNA sequencing
2015
Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma
Network T, Akbani R, Akdemir K, Aksoy B, Albert M, Ally A, Amin S, Arachchi H, Arora A, Auman J, Ayala B, Baboud J, Balasundaram M, Balu S, Barnabas N, Bartlett J, Bartlett P, Bastian B, Baylin S, Behera M, Belyaev D, Benz C, Bernard B, Beroukhim R, Bir N, Black A, Bodenheimer T, Boice L, Boland G, Bono R, Bootwalla M, Bosenberg M, Bowen J, Bowlby R, Bristow C, Brockway-Lunardi L, Brooks D, Brzezinski J, Bshara W, Buda E, Burns W, Butterfield Y, Button M, Calderone T, Cappellini G, Carter C, Carter S, Cherney L, Cherniack A, Chevalier A, Chin L, Cho J, Cho R, Choi Y, Chu A, Chudamani S, Cibulskis K, Ciriello G, Clarke A, Coons S, Cope L, Crain D, Curley E, Danilova L, D’Atri S, Davidsen T, Davies M, Delman K, Demchok J, Deng Q, Deribe Y, Dhalla N, Dhir R, DiCara D, Dinikin M, Dubina M, Ebrom J, Egea S, Eley G, Engel J, Eschbacher J, Fedosenko K, Felau I, Fennell T, Ferguson M, Fisher S, Flaherty K, Frazer S, Frick J, Fulidou V, Gabriel S, Gao J, Gardner J, Garraway L, Gastier-Foster J, Gaudioso C, Gehlenborg N, Genovese G, Gerken M, Gershenwald J, Getz G, Gomez-Fernandez C, Gribbin T, Grimsby J, Gross B, Guin R, Gutschner T, Hadjipanayis A, Halaban R, Hanf B, Haussler D, Haydu L, Hayes D, Hayward N, Heiman D, Herbert L, Herman J, Hersey P, Hoadley K, Hodis E, Holt R, Hoon D, Hoppough S, Hoyle A, Huang F, Huang M, Huang S, Hutter C, Ibbs M, Iype L, Jacobsen A, Jakrot V, Janning A, Jeck W, Jefferys S, Jensen M, Jones C, Jones S, Ju Z, Kakavand H, Kang H, Kefford R, Khuri F, Kim J, Kirkwood J, Klode J, Korkut A, Korski K, Krauthammer M, Kucherlapati R, Kwong L, Kycler W, Ladanyi M, Lai P, Laird P, Lander E, Lawrence M, Lazar A, Łaźniak R, Lee D, Lee J, Lee J, Lee K, Lee S, Lee W, Leporowska E, Leraas K, Li H, Lichtenberg T, Lichtenstein L, Lin P, Ling S, Liu J, Liu O, Liu W, Long G, Lu Y, Ma, Ma Y, Mackiewicz A, Mahadeshwar H, Malke J, Mallery D, Manikhas G, Mann G, Marra M, Matejka B, Mayo M, Mehrabi S, Meng S, Meyerson M, Mieczkowski P, Miller J, Miller M, Mills G, Moiseenko F, Moore R, Morris S, Morrison C, Morton D, Moschos S, Mose L, Muller F, Mungall A, Murawa D, Murawa P, Murray B, Nezi L, Ng S, Nicholson D, Noble M, Osunkoya A, Owonikoko T, Ozenberger B, Pagani E, Paklina O, Pantazi A, Parfenov M, Parfitt J, Park P, Park W, Parker J, Passarelli F, Penny R, Perou C, Pihl T, Potapova O, Prieto V, Protopopov A, Quinn M, Radenbaugh A, Rai K, Ramalingam S, Raman A, Ramirez N, Ramirez R, Rao U, Rathmell W, Ren X, Reynolds S, Roach J, Robertson A, Ross M, Roszik J, Russo G, Saksena G, Saller C, Samuels Y, Sander C, Sander C, Sandusky G, Santoso N, Saul M, Saw R, Schadendorf D, Schein J, Schultz N, Schumacher S, Schwallier C, Scolyer R, Seidman J, Sekhar P, Sekhon H, Senbabaoglu Y, Seth S, Shannon K, Sharpe S, Sharpless N, Shaw K, Shelton C, Shelton T, Shen R, Sheth M, Shi Y, Shiau C, Shmulevich I, Sica G, Simons J, Sinha R, Sipahimalani P, Sofia H, Soloway M, Song X, Sougnez C, Spillane A, Spychała A, Stretch J, Stuart J, Suchorska W, Sucker A, Sumer S, Sun Y, Synott M, Tabak B, Tabler T, Tam A, Tan D, Tang J, Tarnuzzer R, Tarvin K, Tatka H, Taylor B, Teresiak M, Thiessen N, Thompson J, Thorne L, Thorsson V, Trent J, Triche T, Tsai K, Tsou P, Van Den Berg D, Van Allen E, Veluvolu U, Verhaak R, Voet D, Voronina O, Walter V, Walton J, Wan Y, Wang Y, Wang Z, Waring S, Watson I, Weinhold N, Weinstein J, Weisenberger D, White P, Wilkerson M, Wilmott J, Wise L, Wiznerowicz M, Woodman S, Wu C, Wu C, Wu J, Wu Y, Xi R, Xu A, Yang D, Yang L, Yang L, Zack T, Zenklusen J, Zhang H, Zhang J, Zhang W, Zhao X, Zhu J, Zhu K, Zimmer L, Zmuda E, Zou L. Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma. Cell 2015, 161: 1681-1696. PMID: 26091043, PMCID: PMC4580370, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.05.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic classificationProtein-based analysesComplex structural rearrangementsImmune gene expressionMutant RASGene expressionIntegrative analysisFocal amplificationGenomic alterationsStructural rearrangementsProtein expressionMutant BRAFCell markersExpressionGenesRNADNAMutationsCutaneous melanomaKIT mutationsNF1RASRearrangementEnrichmentLandscape
2010
Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma
Rubinstein JC, Tran N, Ma S, Halaban R, Krauthammer M. Genome-wide methylation and expression profiling identifies promoter characteristics affecting demethylation-induced gene up-regulation in melanoma. BMC Medical Genomics 2010, 3: 4. PMID: 20144234, PMCID: PMC2843643, DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-3-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDecitabineDNA MethylationDNA Modification MethylasesEnzyme InhibitorsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsHigh CpG contentCpG contentGenome-wide gene expression dataMethylation levelsPromoter CpG contentUp-regulates gene expressionGenome-wide methylationGenome-wide dataLow CpG contentMelanoma cell strainsGene expression dataTumor suppressor geneCytosine analog 5Lower methylation levelsTranscriptional silencingMethylated promotersHigher methylation levelsBisulfite sequencingDNA methylationCpG methylationDNA methyltransferaseGenomic hypomethylationPromoter characteristicsSpecific genesGene expression
2009
Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma
Koga Y, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Krauthammer M, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Molinaro AM, Halaban R, Weissman SM. Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma. Genome Research 2009, 19: 1462-1470. PMID: 19491193, PMCID: PMC2720187, DOI: 10.1101/gr.091447.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCells, CulturedCluster AnalysisCollagenCollagen Type IDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome-Wide Association StudyGenome, HumanHSP20 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMelanomaMetallothioneinMiddle AgedMolecular ChaperonesNuclear ProteinsNucleoplasminsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProteinsReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNATumor Cells, CulturedConceptsDifferential gene expressionGene expressionPromoter methylationGenome-wide promoter methylationGenome-wide integrative analysisPromoter CpG contentMethylation markersGenome-wide screenSequencing of bisulfiteTranscription start siteMelanoma cell strainsCell strainsTranscriptional machineryNovel genesEpigenetic modificationsDNA methylationIdentifies novel markersStart siteSnap-frozen tissuesCpG contentAdult melanocytesIntegrative analysisReal-time reverse transcriptase PCRHuman diseasesMethylationIntegrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications
Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Kovacs D, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Bacchiocchi A, Molinaro A, Kluger Y, Deng M, Tran N, Zhang W, Picardo M, Enghild JJ. Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e4563. PMID: 19234609, PMCID: PMC2642998, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseMelanoma cell responseDamage responseGene expressionIntegrative analysisDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cell strainsGene expression profilesDNA promoter methylationP53-independent mannerHistone modificationsImproved combination therapiesEpigenetic modifiersTGFbeta pathwayBioinformatics analysisProtein stabilityEpigenetic modulationResistant melanoma cellsExpression profilesGrowth arrestPromoter methylationCancer cellsCell strainsProteasome inhibitorsPTEN mutations
2006
Rab33A: Characterization, Expression, and Suppression by Epigenetic Modification
Cheng E, Trombetta SE, Kovacs D, Beech RD, Ariyan S, Reyes-Mugica M, McNiff JM, Narayan D, Kluger HM, Picardo M, Halaban R. Rab33A: Characterization, Expression, and Suppression by Epigenetic Modification. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2006, 126: 2257-2271. PMID: 16810302, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX chromosome-linked geneSpecific gene expressionTranscription initiation siteSpecific promoter regionsMelanoma cellsGTPase mutantsEpigenetic modificationsSmall GTPaseDNA methylationVesicular transportRab33AGene expressionPromoter regionMelanosomal proteinsInitiation siteNormal melanocytesAberrant downregulationGenesEarly eventsAberrant processesMelanocytesExpressionGTPaseImportant roleNormal process
2004
Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas
Hoek K, Rimm DL, Williams KR, Zhao H, Ariyan S, Lin A, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Cheng E, Trombetta ES, Wu T, Niinobe M, Yoshikawa K, Hannigan GE, Halaban R. Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 5270-5282. PMID: 15289333, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCohort StudiesDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanomaMiceNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTranscription FactorsTransfectionTwist-Related Protein 1Ubiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsGlobal differential gene expressionMembrane trafficking eventsNovel pathwayNormal melanocytesHelix protein TwistAdditional transcriptional regulatorsDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cellsTransformation of melanocytesCpG promoter methylationNormal human melanocytesTrafficking eventsTranscriptional regulatorsEmbryonic developmentGrowth suppressorChromosomal regionsExpression profilingGene expressionNotch pathwayOligonucleotide microarraysMelanoma tissue microarrayDifferential expressionGenesHuman melanocytesGrowth advantage
2002
COMMENTARY Pigmentation in Melanomas: Changes Manifesting Underlying Oncogenic and Metabolic Activities
Halaban R. COMMENTARY Pigmentation in Melanomas: Changes Manifesting Underlying Oncogenic and Metabolic Activities. Oncology Research Featuring Preclinical And Clinical Cancer Therapeutics 2002, 13: 3-8. PMID: 12201672, DOI: 10.3727/096504002108747908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanocyte-specific gene expressionTranscription factor MITFDownregulation of tyrosinaseEpigenetic levelV-ATPaseRate-limiting enzymeTranscriptional activityGene expressionAcidified microenvironmentsAmelanotic melanoma cellsC-MycActivity of tyrosinaseEnhanced glycolysisMelanin synthesisExtracellular acidificationMelanoma tumorsTYR activityMelanoma cellsMetabolic activityPigmentationAnaerobic conditionsTyrosinase activityMetastatic melanocytic lesionsMetabolic changesTyrosinase
1996
Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia
Halaban R, Böhm M, Dotto P, Moellmann G, Cheng E, Zhang Y. Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106: 1266-1272. PMID: 8752668, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12348972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorMelanocyte-specific genesMelanogenic gene expressionTranscription factor microphthalmiaDownregulated transcription factorsDNA consensus siteTyrosinase-related protein 1Human metastatic melanoma cellsImmortalized mouse melanocytesPink-eyed dilutionCloudman S91 mouse melanomaMetastatic melanoma cellsSequestration of p300Transcriptional adaptorGrowth factorE1A mutantsConsensus sitesMouse melanocytesRegulatory proteinsMolecular basisOncogene RasGene expressionTumorigenic transformation
1991
Growth factors and tyrosine protein kinases in normal and malignant melanocytes
Halaban R. Growth factors and tyrosine protein kinases in normal and malignant melanocytes. Cancer And Metastasis Reviews 1991, 10: 129-140. PMID: 1873853, DOI: 10.1007/bf00049410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell growth factorTyrosine kinase activityKinase activityBasic fibroblast growth factorNormal melanocyte proliferationTyrosine kinaseExogenous peptide growth factorsHepatocyte growth factorGrowth factorTyrosine protein kinaseAberrant gene expressionMelanocyte proliferationTransmembrane tyrosine kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinasesEnvironmental growth factorsNormal human melanocytesPeptide growth factorsMouse melanocytesProtein kinaseGrowth factor receptorUncontrolled growthC-kitGene expressionConstitutive expressionFibroblast growth factor
1988
Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression
Kwon B, Wakulchik M, Haq A, Halaban R, Kestler D. Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1988, 153: 1301-1309. PMID: 3134020, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81370-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceTyrosinase cDNAPotential N-glycosylation sitesMouse genomic cloneHistidine-rich regionMouse tyrosinase geneN-glycosylation sitesLevels of transcriptsCopper-binding siteMouse tyrosinase cDNADeduced proteinGenomic clonesTransmembrane sequenceHuman tyrosinase cDNACDNA clonesMouse tyrosinaseTyrosinase geneGene expressionSequence analysisAmino acidsHuman tyrosinaseClonesCDNAMelanoma cells