1997
Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases
Yayon A, Ma Y, Safran M, Klagsbrun M, Halaban R. Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases. Oncogene 1997, 14: 2999-3009. PMID: 9223663, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibroblastsFilaggrin ProteinsGenes, DominantHumansMelanomaMicePhenotypeProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSrc family kinasesFGF receptor 1FGF receptorsTyrosyl-phosphorylated proteinsHuman melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsImmune kinase assayIntracellular kinase domainDominant negative mutantActivated FGF receptorCell proliferationMetastatic melanoma cellsMelanoma tumor progressionGrowth factorTransmembrane domainKinase assaysSrc familyKinase domainDownstream targetsReceptor 1Fibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorGrowth advantageNormal melanocytesAutocrine activationRecognition of activated CSF-1 receptor in breast carcinomas by a tyrosine 723 phosphospecific antibody
Flick M, Sapi E, Perrotta P, Maher M, Halaban R, Carter D, Kacinski B. Recognition of activated CSF-1 receptor in breast carcinomas by a tyrosine 723 phosphospecific antibody. Oncogene 1997, 14: 2553-2561. PMID: 9191055, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesAntibody SpecificityBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma in SituCells, CulturedCross ReactionsEpitopesFibroblastsGenes, fmsHumansImmunohistochemistryMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhosphopeptidesPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProto-Oncogene MasReceptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsCSF-1RMultiple signal transduction pathwaysC-fms proto-oncogenePhosphorylation state-specific antibodiesSignal transduction pathwaysCSF-1 receptorAnchorage-independent growthImmunoblots of lysatesActivation/phosphorylationEffector proteinsVivo phosphorylationCytoplasmic domainDifferentiation of macrophagesPhosphospecific antibodiesTransduction pathwaysCellular phenotypesInvasive human breast tumoursSpecific phosphopeptidesC-fms oncogeneCSF-1Proto-oncogeneHuman breast carcinomaFirst direct evidenceNormal proliferationFactor receptor
1992
Scatter 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
1984
Selective elimination of fibroblasts from cultures of normal human melanocytes
Halaban R, Alfano F. Selective elimination of fibroblasts from cultures of normal human melanocytes. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology 1984, 20: 447-450. PMID: 6724622, DOI: 10.1007/bf02619590.Peer-Reviewed Original Research