1997
Recognition 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
1993
Growth Regulation in Normal and Malignant Melanocytes
Halaban R. Growth Regulation in Normal and Malignant Melanocytes. Recent Results In Cancer Research 1993, 128: 133-150. PMID: 8356315, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-84881-0_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal human melanocytesHuman melanocytesSignal transduction pathwaysGrowth factorMalignant melanocytesGrowth factors/receptorsTransduction pathwaysGrowth regulationConstitutive activationBiochemical basisBiochemical eventsNormal melanocytesGrowth phaseRadial growth phaseMalignant stateMelanocytesMelanoma cellsNormal counterpartsPreneoplastic cellsReceptor activityInappropriate productionCellsMetastatic melanoma lesionsActivationReceptors