1993
Molecular correlates in the progression of normal melanocytes to melanomas.
Halaban R. Molecular correlates in the progression of normal melanocytes to melanomas. Seminars In Cancer Biology 1993, 4: 171-81. PMID: 8318693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma suppressor geneBasic fibroblast growth factorSuppressor geneMolecular basisGrowth factor autonomyTumor suppressor geneGene activationSpecific genesChromosome 1Intracellular loopFibroblast growth factorInappropriate expressionGrowth controlGenesGrowth advantageNormal melanocytesMalignant phenotypeDifferentiated functionsAberrant expressionAutocrine growthMalignant progressionMolecular correlatesGrowth factorMelanocytesInactivationHuman Melanoma Cells but Not Normal Melanocytes Express Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors
Gitaygoren H, Halaban R, Neufeld G. Human Melanoma Cells but Not Normal Melanocytes Express Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1993, 190: 702-709. PMID: 8439321, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCross-Linking ReagentsEndothelial Growth FactorsHeparinHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLymphokinesMelanocytesMelanomaProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, MitogenReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorHuman melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsMalignant transformationVEGF receptorsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorNormal melanocytesEndothelial growth factorGrowth factor receptorMelanoma cell linesHeparin-like moleculesAngiogenic factorsEndothelial cellsSpecific mitogenAberrant expressionGrowth factorFactor receptorLigand/receptor interactionsReceptorsMalignant melanocytesRadioactive ligandExogenous heparinPossible involvementReceptor interaction
1991
Localization of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor mRNA in Melanocytic Lesions by In Situ Hybridization
Scott G, Stoler M, Sarkar S, Halaban R. Localization of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor mRNA in Melanocytic Lesions by In Situ Hybridization. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1991, 96: 318-322. PMID: 2002252, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12465203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBFGF gene transcriptsBasic fibroblast growth factorGene transcriptsCell populationsGrowth factorNormal human melanocytesDermal cell typesFibroblast growth factorHuman melanocytesCell typesParacrine growth factorCellular proliferationAberrant expressionSitu hybridizationMelanocytic lesionsMetastatic melanomaBasic FGF expressionFGF expressionGrowth independenceTranscriptsBasic fibroblast growth factor mRNADysplastic neviExpressionParacrine mechanismsMelanocytesGrowth factors regulating normal and malignant melanocytes
Halaban R. Growth factors regulating normal and malignant melanocytes. Cancer Treatment And Research 1991, 54: 19-40. PMID: 1673857, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3938-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factorGrowth factor receptorV-erbEGF receptorFactor receptorGrowth factorStimulating factor receptorMacrophage-colony stimulating factor receptorEnvironmental growth factorsNormal human melanocytesRetroviral oncogenesCellular genesMitogenic signalsConstitutive activityHuman melanocytesNontransformed cellsRespective target cellsUnidentified ligandCell membraneGenesAberrant expressionNeoplastic transformationAutocrine loopNormal growthNormal cells