1994
Characterization of Mouse Pmel 17 Gene and Silver Locus
KWON B, KIM K, HALABAN R, PICKARD R. Characterization of Mouse Pmel 17 Gene and Silver Locus. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1994, 7: 394-397. PMID: 7761347, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1994.tb00067.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDNA clonesPutative cytoplasmic tailPmel 17Amino acidsC-terminal amino acidsSingle nucleotide insertionSilver locusGenomic regionsCytoplasmic tailCarboxyl terminusC-terminusMurine melanocytesNucleotide insertionMutation sitesProteinClonesGenesTerminusLociMajor defectsMutationsResiduesAcidMelanocytesInsertion
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
Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus.
Halaban R, Moellmann G, Tamura A, Kwon BS, Kuklinska E, Pomerantz SH, Lerner AB. Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 7241-7245. PMID: 3140237, PMCID: PMC282161, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.19.7241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlbino locusTrans-Golgi networkWild-type melanocytesWild-type strainAbnormal posttranslational modificationsSynthesis of melaninDiminished pigmentationStructural genePosttranslational modificationsMurine melanocytesLocus mutantsKey enzymeLevels of mRNAMutantsKinetics of activationProteolytic cleavageUnstable enzymeEnzymeLociMelanocytesReduced levelsMutationsConfer susceptibilityTyrosinaseLittle enzyme
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 cellsMelanocytesSpeciesNormal murine melanocytes in culture
Tamura A, Halaban R, Moellmann G, Cowan J, Lerner M, Lerner A. Normal murine melanocytes in culture. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology 1987, 23: 519-522. PMID: 3610949, DOI: 10.1007/bf02628423.Peer-Reviewed Original Research