2004
Melanin acts as a potent UVB photosensitizer to cause an atypical mode of cell death in murine skin
Takeuchi S, Zhang W, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Hearing VJ, Kraemer KH, Brash DE. Melanin acts as a potent UVB photosensitizer to cause an atypical mode of cell death in murine skin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 15076-15081. PMID: 15477596, PMCID: PMC524044, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403994101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow miceTerminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nickTUNEL-positive cellsActive caspase-3Sunburn cellsPositive cellsBlack miceSkin cancerCongenic miceMurine skinDUTP nickDNA strand breaksMiceEpidermal sheetsHair folliclesAbility of melaninCaspase-3Sensitivity of individualsApoptosisLesionsUVA radiationRed hairCell deathHair shaftSunlight UV radiation
1996
Sunlight and sunburn in human skin cancer: p53, apoptosis, and tumor promotion.
Brash DE, Ziegler A, Jonason AS, Simon JA, Kunala S, Leffell DJ. Sunlight and sunburn in human skin cancer: p53, apoptosis, and tumor promotion. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings 1996, 1: 136-42. PMID: 9627707.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaActinic keratosisBasal cell carcinomaHuman skin cancerP53 tumor suppressor geneP53-mutated cellsSunburn cellsApoptotic keratinocytesSkin cancerP53 mutationsNormal skinTumor initiatorTumor promotionFunction of p53Cellular proofreadingTumor suppressor geneCarcinomaMouse skinClonal expansionP53 geneCarcinogenic DNA lesionsP53 allelePrecancerous cellsSunlight exposure