2019
A novel anti-melanoma SRC-family kinase inhibitor
Halaban R, Bacchiocchi A, Straub R, Cao J, Sznol M, Narayan D, Allam A, Krauthammer M, Mansour TS. A novel anti-melanoma SRC-family kinase inhibitor. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 2237-2251. PMID: 31040916, PMCID: PMC6481345, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSrc family kinase inhibitorMAPK inhibitorTranscription factor MITFPatient-derived melanoma cellsPI3K activityKinase inhibitorsSynergistic growth inhibitionGrowth arrestMelanoma cell linesK activityProteolytic degradationCell linesERBB2 inhibitionOncogene expressionMelanoma therapyTumor growthDrug resistanceMelanoma cellsGrowth inhibitionAlternative targetsActivity leadInhibitorsPP2ASHP2Inhibition
2016
AMPK promotes tolerance to Ras pathway inhibition by activating autophagy
Sanduja S, Feng Y, Mathis RA, Sokol ES, Reinhardt F, Halaban R, Gupta PB. AMPK promotes tolerance to Ras pathway inhibition by activating autophagy. Oncogene 2016, 35: 5295-5303. PMID: 27041569, PMCID: PMC6086350, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular energy sensor AMPEnergy sensor AMPPathway inhibitorTargeted inhibitorsRas-Raf pathwayDrug-tolerant cellsPathway inhibitionOncogenic RasProtein kinaseRaf signalingRas pathway inhibitionReduced growthAMPKAutophagyPathway mutationsCancer cellsResistant cellsKey mechanismPathwayInhibitorsCellsToleranceKinaseSignalingInhibition
1977
The dual effect of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) on the growth of cultured mouse melanoma cells
Halaban R, Lerner A. The dual effect of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) on the growth of cultured mouse melanoma cells. Experimental Cell Research 1977, 108: 111-117. PMID: 196867, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(77)80016-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanocyte stimulating hormoneMouse melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsInhibition of growthTyrosinase activityIntracellular levelsRate of proliferationExogenous adenosineLow tyrosinase activityCyclic monophosphateHormoneDual effectHigh tyrosinase activityStimulationCellsActivation of tyrosinaseInhibitionStimulation of growthCulture mediumToxic substances