2014
RAC1 and Melanoma
Halaban R. RAC1 and Melanoma. Clinical Therapeutics 2014, 37: 682-685. PMID: 25465943, PMCID: PMC4415501, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
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
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 factor
1988
Responses of Cultured Melanocytes to Defined Growth Factors
HALABAN R. Responses of Cultured Melanocytes to Defined Growth Factors. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 1988, 1: 18-26. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1988.tb00790.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBasic fibroblast growth factorCyclic adenosine monophosphateGrowth factorSpecific growth factorsCell divisionHuman melanocyte culturesFibroblast growth factorNatural growth factorsNormal melanocytesCultured melanocytesStimulatory activityDifferentiated functionsMelanocyte proliferationMelanocyte culturesMelanocytesNormal fibroblastsAdenosine monophosphate