2010
PLX4032, a selective BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor, activates the ERK pathway and enhances cell migration and proliferation of BRAFWT melanoma cells
Halaban R, Zhang W, Bacchiocchi A, Cheng E, Parisi F, Ariyan S, Krauthammer M, McCusker JP, Kluger Y, Sznol M. PLX4032, a selective BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor, activates the ERK pathway and enhances cell migration and proliferation of BRAFWT melanoma cells. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2010, 23: 190-200. PMID: 20149136, PMCID: PMC2848976, DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148x.2010.00685.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma cellsTumor cellsMelanoma tumor cellsPrimary melanoma cellsMetastatic tumor cellsStatus of mutationsClinical responseRate of proliferationAdvanced lesionsInhibitor PLX4032Kinase inhibitorsPLX4032ERK pathwayCell migrationNRASDownstream effectorsCell adherenceERK1/2CellsProliferationCell cycle controlMobility of cellsActive ERK1/2Therapy
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
1988
Paracrine Stimulation of Melanocytes by Keratinocytes through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factora
HALABAN R, LANGDON R, BIRCHALL N, CCUONO C, BAIRD A, SCOTT G, MOELLOMANN G, MCGUIRE J. Paracrine Stimulation of Melanocytes by Keratinocytes through Basic Fibroblast Growth Factora. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1988, 548: 180-190. PMID: 2470294, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb18805.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorBFGF gene transcriptsGrowth factorNormal human melanocytesGene transcriptsFibroblast growth factorNatural growth factorsNorthern blotHuman melanocytesMelanocyte mitogensMelanocyte growthParacrine stimulationMelanocytesHuman keratinocytesSynthetic peptidesKeratinocytesUltraviolet BTranscriptsPresence of keratinocytesMitogenBindingBlotProliferationMonophosphate
1986
Human Melanocytes Cultured from Nevi and Melanomas
Halaban R, Ghosh S, Duray P, Kirkwood J, Lerner A. Human Melanocytes Cultured from Nevi and Melanomas. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1986, 87: 95-101. PMID: 2425008, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12523594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of mitogensHuman melanocytesNeonatal melanocytesRate of proliferationPrimary melanomaCongenital neviMalignant transformationTransformation of melanocytesCholera toxinIsobutylmethyl xanthineHuman placentaGrowth factorProliferative rateMelanomaNewborn foreskinUnidentified factorsCell linesMelanocytesMitogenNeviHuman neonatal melanocytesPopulation doublingsMonthsLate eventProliferation