Regulation of fibroblast growth factor 2 expression in melanoma cells by the c-MYB proto-oncoprotein.
Miglarese M, Halaban R, Gibson N. Regulation of fibroblast growth factor 2 expression in melanoma cells by the c-MYB proto-oncoprotein. Molecular Cancer Research 1997, 8: 1199-210. PMID: 9372243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF-2 promoterMurine c-MybSK-MEL-2 human melanoma cellsC-MybFunctional DNA-binding domainHuman melanoma cellsDNA-binding domainMelanoma cellsAutocrine growthPutative MybC-myb mRNATranscription factorsEctopic expressionPromoter regionFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorMelanoma cell linesReporter plasmidNormal melanocytesFibroblast growth factor-2 expressionPromoterGrowth factor 2 expressionMYBFGF-2 proteinCell lines