Growth 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 factor