2015
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure
Premi S, Wallisch S, Mano CM, Weiner AB, Bacchiocchi A, Wakamatsu K, Bechara EJ, Halaban R, Douki T, Brash DE. Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure. Science 2015, 347: 842-847. PMID: 25700512, PMCID: PMC4432913, DOI: 10.1126/science.1256022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDark cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersExcited electronic statesUltraviolet photonsUV photonsElectronic statesTriplet stateSunlight-induced melanomaCytosine-containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEnergy transferPhotonsPicosecondsElectronsUV exposureRadiationChemiexcitationEnergyStatePhotoproducts
2008
MEDME: An experimental and analytical methodology for the estimation of DNA methylation levels based on microarray derived MeDIP-enrichment
Pelizzola M, Koga Y, Urban AE, Krauthammer M, Weissman S, Halaban R, Molinaro AM. MEDME: An experimental and analytical methodology for the estimation of DNA methylation levels based on microarray derived MeDIP-enrichment. Genome Research 2008, 18: 1652-1659. PMID: 18765822, PMCID: PMC2556264, DOI: 10.1101/gr.080721.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylation levelsDNA methylationMethylation levelsRelative DNA methylation levelsChromosome-wide levelBisulfite genomic DNA sequencingGenome-wide studiesMelanoma cell strainsDNA methylation statusGenomic DNA sequencingTranscriptional machineryNormal human melanocytesMethylated CpGsMethylated fragmentsEpigenetic modificationsMethylation estimatesHigh-throughput settingHuman diseasesHuman melanocytesMethylationMethylation statusDNA sequencingAntibody enrichmentGenomeCell strains
2005
Melanocyte and Keratinocyte Carcinogenesis: p53 Family Protein Activities and Intersecting mRNA Expression Profiles
Kulesz-Martin M, Lagowski J, Fei S, Pelz C, Sears R, Powell MB, Halaban R, Johnson J. Melanocyte and Keratinocyte Carcinogenesis: p53 Family Protein Activities and Intersecting mRNA Expression Profiles. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings 2005, 10: 142-152. PMID: 16363065, DOI: 10.1111/j.1087-0024.2005.200405.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Met and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor signal transduction in normal melanocytes and melanoma cells.
Halaban R, Rubin J, Funasaka Y, Cobb M, Boulton T, Faletto D, Rosen E, Chan A, Yoko K, White W. Met and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor signal transduction in normal melanocytes and melanoma cells. Oncogene 1992, 7: 2195-206. PMID: 1331934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHGF/SFMast cell growth factorSignal transductionBasic fibroblast growth factorProtein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinaseHuman melanocytesMalignant human melanocytesExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorGrowth factor/scatter factorSignal-regulated kinaseActivation of microtubuleProto-oncogene c-metTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorActivation of METC-MetTyrosine kinase receptorsNormal human melanocytesGrowth factorMouse melanocytesTyrosine phosphorylationBiological roleFibroblast growth factorKinase receptorsConstitutive activityScatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism.
Bhargava M, Joseph A, Knesel J, Halaban R, Li Y, Pang S, Goldberg I, Setter E, Donovan M, Zarnegar R. Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism. Molecular Cancer Research 1992, 3: 11-20. PMID: 1534687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factorScatter factorPartial amino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequenceFibroblast-derived proteinHuman smooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cell typesEndothelial cell typesGrowth factorSignificant homologyPosttranslational modificationsSequence dataRapid phosphorylationAcid sequenceBiological activityTyrosine residuesProtein productsCohesive coloniesCommon antigenic determinantsCell typesSpecies-related differencesProteinSerum-derived proteinsHuman hepatocyte growth factor
1991
A single base insertion in the putative transmembrane domain of the tyrosinase gene as a cause for tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism.
Chintamaneni C, Halaban R, Kobayashi Y, Witkop C, Kwon B. A single base insertion in the putative transmembrane domain of the tyrosinase gene as a cause for tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 5272-5276. PMID: 1711223, PMCID: PMC51854, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.12.5272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInduction of different morphologic features of malignant melanoma and pigmented lesions after transformation of murine melanocytes with bFGF-cDNA and H-ras, myc, neu, and E1a oncogenes.
Ramon y Cajal S, Suster S, Halaban R, Filvaroff E, Dotto G. Induction of different morphologic features of malignant melanoma and pigmented lesions after transformation of murine melanocytes with bFGF-cDNA and H-ras, myc, neu, and E1a oncogenes. American Journal Of Pathology 1991, 138: 349-58. PMID: 1992762, PMCID: PMC1886204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant tumorsMorphologic featuresDifferent morphologic featuresMalignant melanomaBenign lesionsNude miceSyngenic miceSame tumorMelanocytic lesionsSmall round cellsBasic fibroblast growth factorH-RasFibroblast growth factorBenign melanocytic lesionsHistologic typeHistologic featuresSubcutaneous injectionBiologic behaviorSpindle cellsPossible molecular mechanismsEpithelioid cellsIntradermal nevusHuman melanomaLesionsDifferent tumors
1990
Recent Advances in the Molecular Biology of Pigmentation: Mouse Models
Halaban R, Moellmann G. Recent Advances in the Molecular Biology of Pigmentation: Mouse Models. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1990, 3: 67-78. PMID: 1409441, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1990.tb00352.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Transformation of murine melanocytes by basic fibroblast growth factor cDNA and oncogenes and selective suppression of the transformed phenotype in a reconstituted cutaneous environment.
Dotto G, Moellmann G, Ghosh S, Edwards M, Halaban R. Transformation of murine melanocytes by basic fibroblast growth factor cDNA and oncogenes and selective suppression of the transformed phenotype in a reconstituted cutaneous environment. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 109: 3115-3128. PMID: 2556408, PMCID: PMC2115972, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.109.6.3115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorMurine melanocytesTransformation of melanocytesNormal murine melanocytesMetastatic melanoma cellsSynthesis of melaninMelanotic phenotypeConstitutive expressionFibroblast growth factorOncogene MYCRespective transformantsTransformantsFactor cDNAFormation of tumorsReconstitution experimentsDifferentiated functionsRecombinant retrovirusExogenous basic fibroblast growth factorOncogeneAutonomous growthExpression of bFGFCDNAConstitutive productionNude miceMelanocytesMolecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation
Kwon B, Halaban R, Chintamaneni C. Molecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1989, 161: 252-260. PMID: 2567165, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91588-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid 420Histidine residuesAmino acidsTemperature-sensitive tyrosinaseCDNA libraryHimalayan miceMouse tyrosinaseInteresting mutantsNucleotide sequenceB proteinMolecular basisTyrosinase geneTyrosinase cDNAArginine residuesTyrosinase moleculesHuman tyrosinaseG changeResiduesMutationsTyrosinaseMutantsCDNAGenesMiceTyrosinase inhibitors
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 cellsCloning and characterization of a human tyrosinase cDNA.
Kwon B, Haq A, Kim G, Pomerantz S, Halaban R. Cloning and characterization of a human tyrosinase cDNA. Progress In Clinical And Biological Research 1988, 256: 273-82. PMID: 2835779.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
A melanocyte-specific complementary DNA clone whose expression is inducible by melanotropin and isobutylmethyl xanthine.
Kwon B, Halaban R, Kim G, Usack L, Pomerantz S, Haq A. A melanocyte-specific complementary DNA clone whose expression is inducible by melanotropin and isobutylmethyl xanthine. Molecular Biology & Medicine 1987, 4: 339-55. PMID: 2449595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCatechol OxidaseDNAGene Expression RegulationGlycoproteinsHumansMelaninsMelanocytesMelanocyte-Stimulating HormonesMelanomaMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMonophenol MonooxygenaseNeoplasm ProteinsPigmentationSpecies SpecificityTheophyllineTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPmel 17CDNA clonesLambda gt11 cDNA libraryComplementary DNA cloneHuman tyrosinase geneNormal human melanocytesSingle geneDNA clonesCDNA libraryStimulation of humanMRNA speciesTyrosinase geneMurine melanocytesMurine DNAMurine melanoma cellsRestriction fragmentsHuman melanocytesRepresentative clonesGenesClonesImmunological homologyCDNAMelanoma cellsMelanocytesSpeciesIsolation and sequence of a cDNA clone for human tyrosinase that maps at the mouse c-albino locus.
Kwon BS, Haq AK, Pomerantz SH, Halaban R. Isolation and sequence of a cDNA clone for human tyrosinase that maps at the mouse c-albino locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 7473-7477. PMID: 2823263, PMCID: PMC299318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.21.7473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDNA clonesMelanocyte cDNA libraryRelated mRNA speciesHuman tyrosinaseAmino acid sequenceSouthern blot analysisStructural geneCDNA libraryNucleotide sequenceMRNA speciesAcid sequenceGlycosylation sitesCDNA insertDeletion mutationsCell typesAmino acidsCopper bindingBlot analysisClonesMalignant melanocytesLociSequenceTyrosinaseApproximate lengthKilobases
1977
Tyrosinase and inhibition of proliferation of melanoma cells and fibroblasts
Halaban R, Lerner A. Tyrosinase and inhibition of proliferation of melanoma cells and fibroblasts. Experimental Cell Research 1977, 108: 119-125. PMID: 408156, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(77)80017-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research