2006
Growth Factor Receptors and Signal Transduction Regulating the Proliferation and Differentiation of Melanocytes
Halaban R, Moellmann G. Growth Factor Receptors and Signal Transduction Regulating the Proliferation and Differentiation of Melanocytes. 2006, 445-463. DOI: 10.1002/9780470987100.ch22.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Deregulated E2f Transcriptional Activity in Autonomously Growing Melanoma Cells
Halaban R, Cheng E, Smicun Y, Germino J. Deregulated E2f Transcriptional Activity in Autonomously Growing Melanoma Cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2000, 191: 1005-1016. PMID: 10727462, PMCID: PMC2193116, DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.6.1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceCulture Media, ConditionedCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationDrosophila ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsE2F1 Transcription FactorE2F2 Transcription FactorE2F3 Transcription FactorE2F4 Transcription FactorE2F5 Transcription FactorE2F6 Transcription FactorEnzyme InhibitorsFlavonoidsHumansMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphorylationPiperidinesProtein BindingRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1Trans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor DP1Transcription FactorsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsExternal growth factorsE2F DNAPocket proteinsCyclin-dependent kinase 4Normal melanocytesTranscriptional activityRetinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteinMelanoma cellsMalignant human melanocytesE2F transcription factorsE2F family membersE2F transcriptional activityTumor suppressor proteinGel shift analysisCell cycle progressionForm of pRBGrowth factorContinuous high expressionE2F activityOnly family memberTranscription factorsProtein DNASuppressor proteinFamily membersMolecular basisThe Regulation of Normal Melanocyte Proliferation
Halaban R. The Regulation of Normal Melanocyte Proliferation. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2000, 13: 4-14. PMID: 10761990, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2000.130103.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsIntracellular signal transduction cascadesE2F transcription factorsImmediate early response genesSignal transduction cascadeHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorGrowth factorGrowth factor/scatter factorE2F transcriptional activityCyclin-dependent kinasesSynergistic growth factorsNormal human melanocytesPocket proteinsRetinoblastoma familyPeptide growth factorsStem cell factorTransduction cascadeNormal melanocyte proliferationEctopic expressionResponse genesTranscriptional activityFibroblast growth factorMolecular eventsHuman melanocytesIntermediate effectors
1999
Melanoma Cell Autonomous Growth: The Rb/E2F Pathway
Halaban R. Melanoma Cell Autonomous Growth: The Rb/E2F Pathway. Cancer And Metastasis Reviews 1999, 18: 333-343. PMID: 10721488, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006396104073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCyclin-Dependent KinasesDNA-Binding ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsHumansMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphorylationRetinoblastoma ProteinRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1Signal TransductionTranscription Factor DP1Transcription FactorsConceptsPocket proteinsExternal growth factorsNormal melanocytesE2F activityTarget genesRb/E2F pathwayE2F transcription factorsCell surface receptor stimulationMelanoma cellsCell-autonomous growthTumor suppressor proteinClass of enzymesCyclin-dependent kinasesInactivation of pRbConstitutive high expressionGrowth factorCell cycle progressionSurface receptor stimulationMetastatic melanoma cellsRetinoblastoma familySuppressive complexE2F pathwayPositive regulatorTranscription factorsMouse melanocytes
1998
Melanomas, from the cell cycle point of view (Review).
Halaban R, Miglarese M, Smicun Y, Puig S. Melanomas, from the cell cycle point of view (Review). International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 1998, 1: 419-25. PMID: 9852245, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.1.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteinTransformation of melanocytesTumor suppressor proteinCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle progressionDependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle pointMetastatic melanoma cellsCDK regulatorsCDK activitySuppressor proteinTarget genesGenetic lossCycle progressionRb phosphorylationUnrestricted proliferationAutocrine growth factorReduced expressionKinase inhibitorsMelanoma cellsGrowth factorAberrant productionExpressionE2FCKI
1997
Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases
Yayon A, Ma Y, Safran M, Klagsbrun M, Halaban R. Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases. Oncogene 1997, 14: 2999-3009. PMID: 9223663, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibroblastsFilaggrin ProteinsGenes, DominantHumansMelanomaMicePhenotypeProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSrc family kinasesFGF receptor 1FGF receptorsTyrosyl-phosphorylated proteinsHuman melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsImmune kinase assayIntracellular kinase domainDominant negative mutantActivated FGF receptorCell proliferationMetastatic melanoma cellsMelanoma tumor progressionGrowth factorTransmembrane domainKinase assaysSrc familyKinase domainDownstream targetsReceptor 1Fibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorGrowth advantageNormal melanocytesAutocrine activation
1996
Growth factors and melanomas.
Halaban R. Growth factors and melanomas. Seminars In Oncology 1996, 23: 673-81. PMID: 8970586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Transformation, NeoplasticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent KinasesEndothelinsFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGrowth SubstancesHumansMelanocytesMelanomaReceptors, Growth FactorSignal TransductionConceptsCyclin-dependent kinasesFibroblast growth factorNormal human melanocytesMast/stem cell growth factorCell cycleCDK inhibitor p16INK4Human melanocytesMelanoma cellsGrowth factorHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorStem cell growth factorGrowth factor/scatter factorSynergistic growth factorsNeuropeptide endothelin-1Cell cycle progressionPhosphorylation of retinoblastomaGrowth constraintsWild-type p53Unregulated expressionTranscriptional activityNegative regulatorCycle progressionResult of inactivationBasic fibroblast growth factorInhibitory complexGrowth 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 transformation
1995
Identification of p90RSK as the probable CREB-Ser133 kinase in human melanocytes.
Böhm M, Moellmann G, Cheng E, Alvarez-Franco M, Wagner S, Sassone-Corsi P, Halaban R. Identification of p90RSK as the probable CREB-Ser133 kinase in human melanocytes. Molecular Cancer Research 1995, 6: 291-302. PMID: 7540859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CountCell DivisionCells, CulturedCyclic AMPCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDrug SynergismEndothelinsFibroblast Growth Factor 2Growth SubstancesHematopoietic Cell Growth FactorsHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansInfant, NewbornMelanocytesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesSerineStem Cell FactorTime FactorsTranscription FactorsConceptsSynergistic growth factorsMast/stem cell growth factorHuman melanocytesGrowth factorHepatocyte growth factor/scatter factorActivation of p90RSKGrowth factor/scatter factorStem cell growth factorCAMP-responsive element binding proteinKID domainElement-binding proteinNormal human melanocytesTranscription factor 1Peptide growth factorsSer133 phosphorylationTranscriptional activationCell divisionPhosphorylated stateTranscription factorsInduces phosphorylationRegulatory proteinsSignal transducerFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorBinding protein
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 melanocytesMolecular correlates in the progression of normal melanocytes to melanomas.
Halaban R. Molecular correlates in the progression of normal melanocytes to melanomas. Seminars In Cancer Biology 1993, 4: 171-81. PMID: 8318693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma suppressor geneBasic fibroblast growth factorSuppressor geneMolecular basisGrowth factor autonomyTumor suppressor geneGene activationSpecific genesChromosome 1Intracellular loopFibroblast growth factorInappropriate expressionGrowth controlGenesGrowth advantageNormal melanocytesMalignant phenotypeDifferentiated functionsAberrant expressionAutocrine growthMalignant progressionMolecular correlatesGrowth factorMelanocytesInactivationAltered 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 cellsHuman Melanoma Cells but Not Normal Melanocytes Express Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors
Gitaygoren H, Halaban R, Neufeld G. Human Melanoma Cells but Not Normal Melanocytes Express Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1993, 190: 702-709. PMID: 8439321, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCross-Linking ReagentsEndothelial Growth FactorsHeparinHumansIn Vitro TechniquesLymphokinesMelanocytesMelanomaProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, MitogenReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorHuman melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsMalignant transformationVEGF receptorsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorEndothelial growth factor receptorNormal melanocytesEndothelial growth factorGrowth factor receptorMelanoma cell linesHeparin-like moleculesAngiogenic factorsEndothelial cellsSpecific mitogenAberrant expressionGrowth factorFactor receptorLigand/receptor interactionsReceptorsMalignant melanocytesRadioactive ligandExogenous heparinPossible involvementReceptor interactionGrowth 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
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 activityGrowth Factors, Receptor Kinases, and Protein Tyro sine Phosphatases in Normal and Malignant Melanocytes
Halaban R, Fan B, Ahn J, Funasaka Y, Gitay-Goren H, Neufeld G. Growth Factors, Receptor Kinases, and Protein Tyro sine Phosphatases in Normal and Malignant Melanocytes. Journal Of Immunotherapy 1992, 12: 154-161. PMID: 1445804, DOI: 10.1097/00002371-199210000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell growth factorReceptor tyrosine kinasesFibroblast growth factorTyrosine kinaseTyrosyl-phosphorylated proteinsExpression of pigmentationTransmembrane receptor tyrosine kinaseHepatocyte growth factorGrowth factorGrowth factor/receptor systemsHuman melanocyte proliferationBasic FGFMelanoma cellsProtein tyrosineReceptor kinasePigment cellsBasic fibroblast growth factorFGF receptorsKinaseHuman melanoma cellsNormal melanocytesKIT kinaseMalignant phenotypeMelanocyte proliferationCell growth factorScatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism.
Bhargava M, Joseph A, Knesel J, Halaban R, Li Y, Pang S, Goldberg I, Setter E, Donovan M, Zarnegar R. Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism. Molecular Cancer Research 1992, 3: 11-20. PMID: 1534687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factorScatter factorPartial amino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequenceFibroblast-derived proteinHuman smooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cell typesEndothelial cell typesGrowth factorSignificant homologyPosttranslational modificationsSequence dataRapid phosphorylationAcid sequenceBiological activityTyrosine residuesProtein productsCohesive coloniesCommon antigenic determinantsCell typesSpecies-related differencesProteinSerum-derived proteinsHuman hepatocyte growth factor
1991
Growth factors and tyrosine protein kinases in normal and malignant melanocytes
Halaban R. Growth factors and tyrosine protein kinases in normal and malignant melanocytes. Cancer And Metastasis Reviews 1991, 10: 129-140. PMID: 1873853, DOI: 10.1007/bf00049410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell growth factorTyrosine kinase activityKinase activityBasic fibroblast growth factorNormal melanocyte proliferationTyrosine kinaseExogenous peptide growth factorsHepatocyte growth factorGrowth factorTyrosine protein kinaseAberrant gene expressionMelanocyte proliferationTransmembrane tyrosine kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinasesEnvironmental growth factorsNormal human melanocytesPeptide growth factorsMouse melanocytesProtein kinaseGrowth factor receptorUncontrolled growthC-kitGene expressionConstitutive expressionFibroblast growth factorLocalization of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor mRNA in Melanocytic Lesions by In Situ Hybridization
Scott G, Stoler M, Sarkar S, Halaban R. Localization of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor mRNA in Melanocytic Lesions by In Situ Hybridization. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1991, 96: 318-322. PMID: 2002252, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12465203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBFGF gene transcriptsBasic fibroblast growth factorGene transcriptsCell populationsGrowth factorNormal human melanocytesDermal cell typesFibroblast growth factorHuman melanocytesCell typesParacrine growth factorCellular proliferationAberrant expressionSitu hybridizationMelanocytic lesionsMetastatic melanomaBasic FGF expressionFGF expressionGrowth independenceTranscriptsBasic fibroblast growth factor mRNADysplastic neviExpressionParacrine mechanismsMelanocytesGrowth factors regulating normal and malignant melanocytes
Halaban R. Growth factors regulating normal and malignant melanocytes. Cancer Treatment And Research 1991, 54: 19-40. PMID: 1673857, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3938-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factorGrowth factor receptorV-erbEGF receptorFactor receptorGrowth factorStimulating factor receptorMacrophage-colony stimulating factor receptorEnvironmental growth factorsNormal human melanocytesRetroviral oncogenesCellular genesMitogenic signalsConstitutive activityHuman melanocytesNontransformed cellsRespective target cellsUnidentified ligandCell membraneGenesAberrant expressionNeoplastic transformationAutocrine loopNormal growthNormal cells