2013
Clonal growth of human melanocytes using cell‐free extracellular matrix
Zhang R, Premi S, Kilic SS, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Brash DE. Clonal growth of human melanocytes using cell‐free extracellular matrix. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2013, 26: 925-927. PMID: 24034857, PMCID: PMC4086752, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
XAF1 Mediates Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Apoptosis and X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Cleavage by Acting through the Mitochondrial Pathway*
Straszewski-Chavez SL, Visintin IP, Karassina N, Los G, Liston P, Halaban R, Fadiel A, Mor G. XAF1 Mediates Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Apoptosis and X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Cleavage by Acting through the Mitochondrial Pathway*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 13059-13072. PMID: 17329253, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609038200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell SurvivalCells, CulturedFas ReceptorFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitochondriaNeoplasm ProteinsPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, ThirdTrophoblastsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaX-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinConceptsThird trimester trophoblast cellsOverexpression of XAF1Fas ligand-induced apoptosisCaspase inhibitory activityTNF-alpha-induced apoptosisMembrane-bound death receptorsNovel regulatory pathwayLigand-induced apoptosisTrophoblast cellsXIAP inactivationMitochondrial pathwayRegulatory pathwaysDeath receptorsProapoptotic proteinsMolecular mechanismsApoptotic cascadeFirst trimester trophoblast cellsDifferential expressionXAF1XAF1 expressionCell survivalInduces ApoptosisGene methylationApoptosisPathway
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