2016
RASopathy Gene Mutations in Melanoma
Halaban R, Krauthammer M. RASopathy Gene Mutations in Melanoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2016, 136: 1755-1759. PMID: 27236105, PMCID: PMC4992636, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRASopathy mutationsRAS/mitogen-activated protein kinaseRAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathwayMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayMitogen-activated protein kinaseProtein kinase pathwayAmino acid substitutionsNext-generation sequencingProtein kinasePathway genesKinase pathwaySequencing dataDriver genesAcid substitutionsGenomic abnormalitiesMutationsLegius syndromeGenesAbundant mutationsGermline mutationsGene mutationsPathwaySignificant overlapKinaseMelanomagenesisAMPK 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
2015
Exome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in NF1 and RASopathy genes in sun-exposed melanomas
Krauthammer M, Kong Y, Bacchiocchi A, Evans P, Pornputtapong N, Wu C, McCusker JP, Ma S, Cheng E, Straub R, Serin M, Bosenberg M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Mane S, Schlessinger J, Lifton RP, Halaban R. Exome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in NF1 and RASopathy genes in sun-exposed melanomas. Nature Genetics 2015, 47: 996-1002. PMID: 26214590, PMCID: PMC4916843, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBenzimidazolesDNA Mutational AnalysisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmExomeGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Kaplan-Meier EstimateLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMelanomaMutation, MissenseNeurofibromin 1Ras ProteinsSequence Analysis, RNASkin NeoplasmsSunlightTumor Cells, Cultured
2011
MicroRNA signatures differentiate melanoma subtypes
Chan E, Patel R, Nallur S, Ratner E, Bacchiocchi A, Hoyt K, Szpakowski S, Godshalk S, Ariyan S, Sznol M, Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Tuck D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. MicroRNA signatures differentiate melanoma subtypes. Cell Cycle 2011, 10: 1845-1852. PMID: 21543894, PMCID: PMC3233487, DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.11.15777.Peer-Reviewed Original Research