1989
Isolation, Chromosomal Mapping, and Expression of the Mouse Tyrosinase Gene
Kwon B, Haq A, Wakulchik M, Kestler D, Barton D, Francke U, Lamoreux M, Whitney J, Halaban R. Isolation, Chromosomal Mapping, and Expression of the Mouse Tyrosinase Gene. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1989, 93: 589-594. PMID: 2507645, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12319693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse tyrosinaseTyrosinase geneMouse chromosome 7Mouse tyrosinase geneSomatic cell hybridsSouthern blot analysisChromosomal mappingGenomic clonesCell hybridsPromoter sequencesTATA elementAlbino locusChromosome 7Melanoma cell linesCDNA probeNormal melanocytesTyrosinase mRNABackcross miceBlot analysisFarthest upstreamCell linesDeletion miceGenesLociCloudman SMolecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation
Kwon B, Halaban R, Chintamaneni C. Molecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1989, 161: 252-260. PMID: 2567165, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91588-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid 420Histidine residuesAmino acidsTemperature-sensitive tyrosinaseCDNA libraryHimalayan miceMouse tyrosinaseInteresting mutantsNucleotide sequenceB proteinMolecular basisTyrosinase geneTyrosinase cDNAArginine residuesTyrosinase moleculesHuman tyrosinaseG changeResiduesMutationsTyrosinaseMutantsCDNAGenesMiceTyrosinase inhibitors
1988
Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression
Kwon B, Wakulchik M, Haq A, Halaban R, Kestler D. Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1988, 153: 1301-1309. PMID: 3134020, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81370-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceTyrosinase cDNAPotential N-glycosylation sitesMouse genomic cloneHistidine-rich regionMouse tyrosinase geneN-glycosylation sitesLevels of transcriptsCopper-binding siteMouse tyrosinase cDNADeduced proteinGenomic clonesTransmembrane sequenceHuman tyrosinase cDNACDNA clonesMouse tyrosinaseTyrosinase geneGene expressionSequence analysisAmino acidsHuman tyrosinaseClonesCDNAMelanoma cells
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 cellsMelanocytesSpecies