2015
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure
Premi S, Wallisch S, Mano CM, Weiner AB, Bacchiocchi A, Wakamatsu K, Bechara EJ, Halaban R, Douki T, Brash DE. Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure. Science 2015, 347: 842-847. PMID: 25700512, PMCID: PMC4432913, DOI: 10.1126/science.1256022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDark cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersExcited electronic statesUltraviolet photonsUV photonsElectronic statesTriplet stateSunlight-induced melanomaCytosine-containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEnergy transferPhotonsPicosecondsElectronsUV exposureRadiationChemiexcitationEnergyStatePhotoproducts
1998
Release of cell cycle constraints in mouse melanocytes by overexpressed mutant E2F1E132, but not by deletion of p16INK4A or p21WAF1/CIP1
Halaban R, Cheng E, Zhang Y, Mandigo C, Miglarese M. Release of cell cycle constraints in mouse melanocytes by overexpressed mutant E2F1E132, but not by deletion of p16INK4A or p21WAF1/CIP1. Oncogene 1998, 16: 2489-2501. PMID: 9627115, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell SurvivalCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21CyclinsDNA-Binding ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsE2F1 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationHumansMelanocytesMiceMice, NudeMutagenesisProtein BiosynthesisRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetinoblastoma ProteinRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1Tetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTranscription Factor DP1Transcription FactorsConceptsP21WAF1/CIP1Cell cycle progressionMouse melanocytesTarget genesCycle progressionRetinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteinE2F-mediated transactivationCell cycle constraintsTumor suppressor proteinRole of E2F1Deletion of p16INK4AFree E2FExpression of RbGene disruptionSuppressor proteinEctopic expressionHallmark of melanomaTetradecanoyl phorbol 13Loss of p16INK4aConstitutive expressionMelanoma cell linesCell deathNormal melanocytesIndependent growthMelanocyte growth