1992
Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism.
Bhargava M, Joseph A, Knesel J, Halaban R, Li Y, Pang S, Goldberg I, Setter E, Donovan M, Zarnegar R. Scatter factor and hepatocyte growth factor: activities, properties, and mechanism. Molecular Cancer Research 1992, 3: 11-20. PMID: 1534687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factorScatter factorPartial amino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequence dataAmino acid sequenceFibroblast-derived proteinHuman smooth muscle cellsVascular endothelial cell typesEndothelial cell typesGrowth factorSignificant homologyPosttranslational modificationsSequence dataRapid phosphorylationAcid sequenceBiological activityTyrosine residuesProtein productsCohesive coloniesCommon antigenic determinantsCell typesSpecies-related differencesProteinSerum-derived proteinsHuman hepatocyte growth factor
1988
Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression
Kwon B, Wakulchik M, Haq A, Halaban R, Kestler D. Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1988, 153: 1301-1309. PMID: 3134020, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81370-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequenceAcid sequenceTyrosinase cDNAPotential N-glycosylation sitesMouse genomic cloneHistidine-rich regionMouse tyrosinase geneN-glycosylation sitesLevels of transcriptsCopper-binding siteMouse tyrosinase cDNADeduced proteinGenomic clonesTransmembrane sequenceHuman tyrosinase cDNACDNA clonesMouse tyrosinaseTyrosinase geneGene expressionSequence analysisAmino acidsHuman tyrosinaseClonesCDNAMelanoma cells
1987
Isolation and sequence of a cDNA clone for human tyrosinase that maps at the mouse c-albino locus.
Kwon BS, Haq AK, Pomerantz SH, Halaban R. Isolation and sequence of a cDNA clone for human tyrosinase that maps at the mouse c-albino locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 7473-7477. PMID: 2823263, PMCID: PMC299318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.21.7473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDNA clonesMelanocyte cDNA libraryRelated mRNA speciesHuman tyrosinaseAmino acid sequenceSouthern blot analysisStructural geneCDNA libraryNucleotide sequenceMRNA speciesAcid sequenceGlycosylation sitesCDNA insertDeletion mutationsCell typesAmino acidsCopper bindingBlot analysisClonesMalignant melanocytesLociSequenceTyrosinaseApproximate lengthKilobases