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
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