2024
Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis
Provance O, Oria V, Tran T, Caulfield J, Zito C, Aguirre-Ducler A, Schalper K, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. Vascular mimicry as a facilitator of melanoma brain metastasis. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2024, 81: 188. PMID: 38635031, PMCID: PMC11026261, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05217-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular mimicryBrain metastasesMouse model of metastatic melanomaIncreased risk of metastasisAssociated with tumor volumeMelanoma brain metastasesRisk of metastasisSurvival of miceFuture treatment regimensCell line modelsTumor suppressor pathwayMetastatic melanomaTumor volumeSolid tumorsTreatment regimensTumor typesPoor prognosisHippo tumor suppressor pathwayIncreased riskMouse modelDownstream targets YAPMelanomaMetastasisSuppressor pathwayTumor
2020
19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA
Oria V, Zhang H, Zhu H, Deng G, Zito C, Rane C, Zhang S, Weiss S, Tran T, Adeniran A, Zhang F, Zhou J, Kluger Y, Bosenberg M, Kluger H, Jilaveanu L. 19. PLEKHA5 REGULATES TUMOR GROWTH IN METASTATIC MELANOMA. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2020, 2: ii3-ii3. PMCID: PMC7401364, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaa073.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesTumor growthPI3K/Akt/mTORCell cycle transitionAkt/mTORGrowth of tumorsS cell cycle transitionPhosphorylation of AktMelanoma patientsPoor prognosisNovel drug targetsPatient populationRegulation of PDCD4Metastatic melanomaUnique cohortXenograft modelClinical relevanceNude miceMetastasisCycle transitionMelanomaBrain developmentKey mediatorMelanoma cellsRegulation of eIF2α by RNF4 Promotes Melanoma Tumorigenesis and Therapy Resistance
Avitan-Hersh E, Feng Y, Oknin Vaisman A, Abu Ahmad Y, Zohar Y, Zhang T, Lee JS, Lazar I, Sheikh Khalil S, Feiler Y, Kluger H, Kahana C, Brown K, Ruppin E, Ronai ZA, Orian A. Regulation of eIF2α by RNF4 Promotes Melanoma Tumorigenesis and Therapy Resistance. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2020, 140: 2466-2477. PMID: 32360601, PMCID: PMC8081033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2FemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMelanomaMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNuclear ProteinsOncogenesPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSkinSkin NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsUbiquitin ligase RNF4Elongation factor alphaPatient-derived melanomasIntegrated stress responseTherapy resistancePositive feed-forward loopTranscription factor 4Feed-forward loopOncogenic translationMolecular machineryMajor clinical challengePhosphorylated eIF2αHallmark of melanomaXenograft mouse modelHomologous proteinsStress responseMAPK inhibitorProtein stabilizationMelanoma tumorigenesisTumorigenic propertiesPoor prognosisFactor alphaClinical challengeMouse modelRNF4
2019
PLEKHA5 regulates tumor growth in metastatic melanoma
Zhang H, Zhu H, Deng G, Zito CR, Oria VO, Rane CK, Zhang S, Weiss SA, Tran T, Adeniran A, Zhang F, Zhou J, Kluger Y, Bosenberg MW, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. PLEKHA5 regulates tumor growth in metastatic melanoma. Cancer 2019, 126: 1016-1030. PMID: 31769872, PMCID: PMC7147081, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMelanomaMiceMice, NudeMiddle AgedPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysYoung AdultConceptsTumor growthDisseminated melanomaExtracranial melanoma metastasesPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayMelanoma brain metastasesBetter overall survivalPI3K/Akt/mTORAKT/mTOR pathwayCell proliferationAkt/mTORMelanoma xenograft modelGrowth of tumorsS cell cycle transitionBrain metastasesOverall survivalPoor prognosisMetastatic melanomaMAPK/ERKSubcutaneous inoculationMelanoma metastasesXenograft modelClinical relevanceMelanoma growthNude miceCerebral specimens
2016
Genomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Bi M, Zhao S, Said JW, Merino MJ, Adeniran AJ, Xie Z, Nawaf CB, Choi J, Belldegrun AS, Pantuck AJ, Kluger HM, Bilgüvar K, Lifton RP, Shuch B. Genomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 2170-2175. PMID: 26864202, PMCID: PMC4776463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525735113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellCell DedifferentiationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleGenes, p53HumansKidney NeoplasmsLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsOncogenesPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoid elementsCarcinomatous elementsCell carcinomaSomatic single nucleotide variantsVon Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressorPoor-prognosis cancerTreatment of patientsTumor protein p53 (TP53) mutationsMismatch repair deficiencyRich interaction domain 1ASarcomatoid featuresPoor prognosisUnknown pathogenesisPolybromo-1TP53 mutationsP53 mutationsSarcomatoid transformationPan-cancer genesExome sequencingTumorsRepair deficiencyProtein 1
2015
Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis
Ma B, Herzog EL, Lee CG, Peng X, Lee CM, Chen X, Rockwell S, Koo JS, Kluger H, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Elias JA. Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 487-496. PMID: 25511377, PMCID: PMC4321965, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-3339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma lung metastasisPulmonary melanoma metastasesPulmonary metastasesLung metastasesMelanoma metastasesGenetic deletionBreast cancer cellsPlexin C1 receptorsPulmonary microenvironmentPoor prognosisSemaphorin 7AMelanoma spreadChitinase 3MetastasisCHI3L1Cancer progressionSema7AInhibitory wayCancer cellsReceptorsSignificant reductionΒ1 integrinNovel pathwayCritical roleIL13Rα2
2013
Advances in therapy for melanoma brain metastases
Flanigan JC, Jilaveanu LB, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Advances in therapy for melanoma brain metastases. Clinics In Dermatology 2013, 31: 264-281. PMID: 23608446, DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2012.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
A Role for ATF2 in Regulating MITF and Melanoma Development
Shah M, Bhoumik A, Goel V, Dewing A, Breitwieser W, Kluger H, Krajewski S, Krajewska M, DeHart J, Lau E, Kallenberg DM, Jeong H, Eroshkin A, Bennett DC, Chin L, Bosenberg M, Jones N, Ronai ZA. A Role for ATF2 in Regulating MITF and Melanoma Development. PLOS Genetics 2010, 6: e1001258. PMID: 21203491, PMCID: PMC3009656, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma developmentMouse melanoma modelHuman melanoma cell linesMITF expressionMelanoma tissue microarrayMelanoma cell linesMetastatic diseasePoor prognosisTissue microarrayXenograft modelMelanoma modelPrimary specimensPrimary human melanocytesOncogenic BRAFMiceGene expression profilingHigh MITF expressionDependent suppressionATF2 knockdownCell linesSoft agarHuman melanocytesMelanocytesMelanoma susceptibilityPrimary melanocytes
2009
Regulation of non-AU-rich element containing c-fms proto-oncogene expression by HuR in breast cancer
Woo HH, Zhou Y, Yi X, David CL, Zheng W, Gilmore-Hebert M, Kluger HM, Ulukus EC, Baker T, Stoffer JB, Chambers SK. Regulation of non-AU-rich element containing c-fms proto-oncogene expression by HuR in breast cancer. Oncogene 2009, 28: 1176-1186. PMID: 19151756, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast cancer tissue arrayNuclear HuR expressionBreast cancer progressionC-fmsC-fms proto-oncogene expressionNodal metastasisPoor prognosisPoor survivalProto-oncogene c-fmsProto-oncogene expressionBreast tumorsGlucocorticoid stimulationTissue arraysCancer progressionHuR expressionRNA expressionDirect targetC-fms mRNACancer biologyC-fms RNACancer