1991
Proliferation and malignant transformation of melanocytes.
Halaban R, Moellmann G. Proliferation and malignant transformation of melanocytes. Critical Reviews™ In Oncogenesis 1991, 2: 247-58. PMID: 1958709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive receptor tyrosine kinasesTissue-specific genesReceptor tyrosine kinasesSignal transmission pathwaysGrowth factor receptorLow molecular weight inhibitorsUnregulated expressionCertain chromosomesTyrosine kinaseGenesNormal melanocytesMalignant transformationMouse fibroblastsFactor receptorDrug designWeight inhibitorsKaryotypic changesKinaseMelanoma-prone familiesGrowth factorOncogeneHuman melanomaMelanocytesMelanoma growthTransmission pathways
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 miceMelanocytes
1988
Paracrine Stimulation of Melanocytes by Keratinocytes through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factora
HALABAN R, LANGDON R, BIRCHALL N, CCUONO C, BAIRD A, SCOTT G, MOELLOMANN G, MCGUIRE J. Paracrine Stimulation of Melanocytes by Keratinocytes through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factora. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1988, 548: 180-190. PMID: 2470294, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb18805.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEpidermal CellsEpidermisFibroblast Growth FactorsHumansKeratinsMelanocytesMitogensUltraviolet RaysConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorBFGF gene transcriptsGrowth factorNormal human melanocytesGene transcriptsFibroblast growth factorNatural growth factorsNorthern blotHuman melanocytesMelanocyte mitogensMelanocyte growthParacrine stimulationMelanocytesHuman keratinocytesSynthetic peptidesKeratinocytesUltraviolet BTranscriptsPresence of keratinocytesMitogenBindingBlotProliferationMonophosphateBasic fibroblast growth factor from human keratinocytes is a natural mitogen for melanocytes.
Halaban R, Langdon R, Birchall N, Cuono C, Baird A, Scott G, Moellmann G, McGuire J. Basic fibroblast growth factor from human keratinocytes is a natural mitogen for melanocytes. Journal Of Cell Biology 1988, 107: 1611-1619. PMID: 2459134, PMCID: PMC2115244, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.107.4.1611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell DivisionCells, CulturedEpidermal CellsEpidermisFibroblast Growth FactorsHumansKeratinsMelanocytesUltraviolet RaysConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorFibroblast growth factorBFGF gene transcriptsHuman melanocytesGrowth factorNormal human melanocytesNatural mitogenHuman keratinocytesGene transcriptsNatural growth factorsNorthern blotMelanocyte mitogensMelanocyte growthMelanocytesPure culturePresence of serumMitogenSynthetic peptidesKeratinocytesCellsCAMPTranscriptsPresence of keratinocytesBindingBlotbFGF as an autocrine growth factor for human melanomas.
Halaban R, Kwon BS, Ghosh S, Delli Bovi P, Baird A. bFGF as an autocrine growth factor for human melanomas. Oncogene Research 1988, 3: 177-86. PMID: 3226725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Transformation, NeoplasticFibroblast Growth FactorsHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMitogensTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorNormal human melanocytesBFGF gene transcriptsHuman melanocytesGrowth factorAutocrine growth factorGene transcriptsHuman metastatic melanomaMolecular mechanismsFibroblast growth factorNormal melanocytesCyclic adenosine monophosphateSerum-containing mediumAnti-bFGF antibodyMelanoma cellsAbnormal expressionAdenosine monophosphateHuman melanomaMelanocytesRegular culture mediumDibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphateMitogenic activityCulture mediumCellsTranscripts
1987
bFGF is the putative natural growth factor for human melanocytes
Halaban R, Ghosh S, Baird A. bFGF is the putative natural growth factor for human melanocytes. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology 1987, 23: 47-52. PMID: 3027025, DOI: 10.1007/bf02623492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research