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
KIT ligand (mast cell growth factor) inhibits the growth of KIT-expressing melanoma cells.
Zakut R, Perlis R, Eliyahu S, Yarden Y, Givol D, Lyman S, Halaban R. KIT ligand (mast cell growth factor) inhibits the growth of KIT-expressing melanoma cells. Oncogene 1993, 8: 2221-9. PMID: 7687762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell DivisionHematopoietic Cell Growth FactorsHumansMelanomaMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasm ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmStem Cell FactorTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMast cell growth factorMelanoma cell linesNormal melanocyte developmentMelanoma cellsAberrant signal transductionMetastatic melanoma cell linesCell linesActivation of KITMelanocyte developmentSignal transductionKIT proto-oncogeneKinase activationKIT mRNAKit ligandNormal melanocytesProto-oncogeneKIT kinaseCell growth factorBiological responsesGrowth factorHuman melanomaMelanocytesCellsKIT expressionNeoplastic melanocytesAltered Metabolism of Mast-Cell Growth Factor (c-kit Ligand) in Cutaneous Mastocytosis
Longley B, Morganroth G, Tyrrell L, Ding T, Anderson D, Williams D, Halaban R. Altered Metabolism of Mast-Cell Growth Factor (c-kit Ligand) in Cutaneous Mastocytosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1993, 328: 1302-1307. PMID: 7682288, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199305063281803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell growth factorMessenger RNAGrowth factorC-kit proto-oncogeneProduction of melaninSoluble formGrowth factor geneFactor genesProteolytic processingProto-oncogeneSequence abnormalitiesExtracellular spaceAltered metabolismAltered distributionGrowth factor messenger RNASkin of patientsDermal cellsCellsPolymerase chain reactionCutaneous mastocytosisMast cells
1992
Met and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor signal transduction in normal melanocytes and melanoma cells.
Halaban R, Rubin J, Funasaka Y, Cobb M, Boulton T, Faletto D, Rosen E, Chan A, Yoko K, White W. Met and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor signal transduction in normal melanocytes and melanoma cells. Oncogene 1992, 7: 2195-206. PMID: 1331934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHGF/SFMast cell growth factorSignal transductionBasic fibroblast growth factorProtein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinaseHuman melanocytesMalignant human melanocytesExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorGrowth factor/scatter factorSignal-regulated kinaseActivation of microtubuleProto-oncogene c-metTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorActivation of METC-MetTyrosine kinase receptorsNormal human melanocytesGrowth factorMouse melanocytesTyrosine phosphorylationBiological roleFibroblast growth factorKinase receptorsConstitutive activity