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
2015
PLEKHA5 as a Biomarker and Potential Mediator of Melanoma Brain Metastasis
Jilaveanu LB, Parisi F, Barr ML, Zito CR, Cruz-Munoz W, Kerbel RS, Rimm DL, Bosenberg MW, Halaban R, Kluger Y, Kluger HM. PLEKHA5 as a Biomarker and Potential Mediator of Melanoma Brain Metastasis. Clinical Cancer Research 2015, 21: 2138-2147. PMID: 25316811, PMCID: PMC4397107, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression ProfilingHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessTissue Array AnalysisTranscriptomeYoung AdultConceptsCell line modelsBlood-brain barrierBrain metastasesGene expression profilesGene expression profilingExpression profilingExpression profilesPLEKHA5Brain metastasis-free survivalA375P cellsQuantitative immunofluorescenceEarly brain metastasisMelanoma brain metastasesMetastasis-free survivalProfile of patientsPotential mediatorsProtein levelsMetastatic melanoma casesEarly developmentMelanoma cellsKnockdownDecrease proliferationBBB transmigrationExtracerebral sitesMetastatic sites