2009
Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma
Koga Y, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Krauthammer M, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Molinaro AM, Halaban R, Weissman SM. Genome-wide screen of promoter methylation identifies novel markers in melanoma. Genome Research 2009, 19: 1462-1470. PMID: 19491193, PMCID: PMC2720187, DOI: 10.1101/gr.091447.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCells, CulturedCluster AnalysisCollagenCollagen Type IDNA MethylationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyHSP20 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMelanomaMetallothioneinMiddle AgedMolecular ChaperonesNuclear ProteinsNucleoplasminsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProteinsReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNATumor Cells, CulturedConceptsDifferential gene expressionGene expressionPromoter methylationGenome-wide promoter methylationGenome-wide integrative analysisPromoter CpG contentMethylation markersGenome-wide screenSequencing of bisulfiteTranscription start siteMelanoma cell strainsCell strainsTranscriptional machineryNovel genesEpigenetic modificationsDNA methylationIdentifies novel markersStart siteSnap-frozen tissuesCpG contentAdult melanocytesIntegrative analysisReal-time reverse transcriptase PCRHuman diseasesMethylation
2003
Tyrosinase Maturation and Oligomerization in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Require a Melanocyte-specific Factor*
Francis E, Wang N, Parag H, Halaban R, Hebert DN. Tyrosinase Maturation and Oligomerization in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Require a Melanocyte-specific Factor*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 25607-25617. PMID: 12724309, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303411200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalnexinCalreticulinCells, CulturedCentrifugation, Density GradientCHO CellsCricetinaeCross-Linking ReagentsDimerizationDogsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndoplasmic ReticulumLectinsMelanocytesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMicrosomesMonophenol MonooxygenaseMutationOxidoreductasesPancreasPlasmidsPolysaccharidesProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProtein FoldingProtein TransportProteinsRabbitsSucroseTime FactorsTranscription, GeneticTrypsinConceptsMelanocyte-specific factorsSemipermeabilized cellsEndoplasmic reticulum retentionLectin chaperones calnexinMelanocyte-specific proteinsTyrosinase-related protein 1Wild-type tyrosinaseSynthesis of melaninChaperone interactionsChaperone calnexinTyrosinase maturationMouse melanocytesTrypsin-resistant stateProtein 1Human tyrosinaseTranslation systemOligomerizationPersistent interactionsMaturationMelanocytesTyrosinaseCellsCalnexinMisfoldingER
1996
Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia
Halaban R, Böhm M, Dotto P, Moellmann G, Cheng E, Zhang Y. Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106: 1266-1272. PMID: 8752668, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12348972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorMelanocyte-specific genesMelanogenic gene expressionTranscription factor microphthalmiaDownregulated transcription factorsDNA consensus siteTyrosinase-related protein 1Human metastatic melanoma cellsImmortalized mouse melanocytesPink-eyed dilutionCloudman S91 mouse melanomaMetastatic melanoma cellsSequestration of p300Transcriptional adaptorGrowth factorE1A mutantsConsensus sitesMouse melanocytesRegulatory proteinsMolecular basisOncogene RasGene expressionTumorigenic transformationCharacterization and Subcellular Localization of Human Pmel 17/silver, a 100-kDa (Pre)Melanosomal Membrane Protein Associated With 5,6,-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid (DHICA) Converting Activity
Lee Z, Hou L, Moellmann G, Kuklinska E, Antol K, Fraser M, Halaban R, Kwon B. Characterization and Subcellular Localization of Human Pmel 17/silver, a 100-kDa (Pre)Melanosomal Membrane Protein Associated With 5,6,-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid (DHICA) Converting Activity. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106: 605-610. PMID: 8617992, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12345163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmel 17Baculovirus expression vectorCo-precipitated proteinsElectron transfer chainPigmentation lociCytosolic vesiclesInsect cellsComplexed proteinsSubcellular localizationPolyclonal antibodiesProtein AssociatedMelanin biosynthesisPigment cellsExpression vectorPrimary structureTransfer chainApproximate molecular sizeHuman melanoma cellsProteinNatural proteinsOxidoreductive enzymesMelanoma cellsUltrastructural locationElectron microscopic cytochemistryCells
1995
Mouse silver. mutation is caused by a single base insertion in the putative cytoplasmic domain of Pmel 17
Kwon B, Halaban R, Ponnazhagan S, Kim K, Chintamaneni C, Bennett D, Pickard R. Mouse silver. mutation is caused by a single base insertion in the putative cytoplasmic domain of Pmel 17. Nucleic Acids Research 1995, 23: 154-158. PMID: 7870580, PMCID: PMC306643, DOI: 10.1093/nar/23.1.154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPmel 17CDNA clonesMelanocyte cDNA libraryPutative cytoplasmic tailPutative cytoplasmic domainAmino acidsMouse chromosome 10Coat color locusSingle nucleotide insertionSilver locusSingle base insertionChromosomal locationGenomic regionsCytoplasmic domainTermination signalCytoplasmic tailCDNA libraryReading frameSI allelesColor locusCarboxyl terminusC-terminusChromosome 10Nucleotide insertionBase insertion
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