Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model
Chien AJ, Moore EC, Lonsdorf AS, Kulikauskas RM, Rothberg BG, Berger AJ, Major MB, Hwang ST, Rimm DL, Moon RT. Activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in melanoma is associated with decreased proliferation in patient tumors and a murine melanoma model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1193-1198. PMID: 19144919, PMCID: PMC2626610, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811902106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-catenin signalingNormal melanocyte developmentTranscriptional profiling revealsWnt/beta-catenin signalingMelanoma cellsUp-regulates genesWnt/ß-cateninMelanoma progressionSmall molecule activatorsRole of WntMelanocyte developmentCell fateTranscriptional changesB16 murine melanoma cellsCellular differentiationProfiling revealsMelanocyte differentiationMelanoma cell linesMurine melanoma cellsß-cateninHuman melanoma cell linesWnt3aMurine melanoma modelCell linesReduced expression