1999
Melanoma Cell Autonomous Growth: The Rb/E2F Pathway
Halaban R. Melanoma Cell Autonomous Growth: The Rb/E2F Pathway. Cancer And Metastasis Reviews 1999, 18: 333-343. PMID: 10721488, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006396104073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCyclin-Dependent KinasesDNA-Binding ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsHumansMelanocytesMelanomaPhosphorylationRetinoblastoma ProteinRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1Signal TransductionTranscription Factor DP1Transcription FactorsConceptsPocket proteinsExternal growth factorsNormal melanocytesE2F activityTarget genesRb/E2F pathwayE2F transcription factorsCell surface receptor stimulationMelanoma cellsCell-autonomous growthTumor suppressor proteinClass of enzymesCyclin-dependent kinasesInactivation of pRbConstitutive high expressionGrowth factorCell cycle progressionSurface receptor stimulationMetastatic melanoma cellsRetinoblastoma familySuppressive complexE2F pathwayPositive regulatorTranscription factorsMouse melanocytes
1998
Melanomas, from the cell cycle point of view (Review).
Halaban R, Miglarese M, Smicun Y, Puig S. Melanomas, from the cell cycle point of view (Review). International Journal Of Molecular Medicine 1998, 1: 419-25. PMID: 9852245, DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.1.2.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteinTransformation of melanocytesTumor suppressor proteinCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle progressionDependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle pointMetastatic melanoma cellsCDK regulatorsCDK activitySuppressor proteinTarget genesGenetic lossCycle progressionRb phosphorylationUnrestricted proliferationAutocrine growth factorReduced expressionKinase inhibitorsMelanoma cellsGrowth factorAberrant productionExpressionE2FCKI
1997
Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases
Yayon A, Ma Y, Safran M, Klagsbrun M, Halaban R. Suppression of autocrine cell proliferation and tumorigenesis of human melanoma cells and fibroblast growth factor transformed fibroblasts by a kinase-deficient FGF receptor 1: evidence for the involvement of Src-family kinases. Oncogene 1997, 14: 2999-3009. PMID: 9223663, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibroblastsFilaggrin ProteinsGenes, DominantHumansMelanomaMicePhenotypeProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsSrc family kinasesFGF receptor 1FGF receptorsTyrosyl-phosphorylated proteinsHuman melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsImmune kinase assayIntracellular kinase domainDominant negative mutantActivated FGF receptorCell proliferationMetastatic melanoma cellsMelanoma tumor progressionGrowth factorTransmembrane domainKinase assaysSrc familyKinase domainDownstream targetsReceptor 1Fibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorGrowth advantageNormal melanocytesAutocrine activation
1996
Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia
Halaban R, Böhm M, Dotto P, Moellmann G, Cheng E, Zhang Y. Growth Regulatory Proteins that Repress Differentiation Markers in Melanocytes Also Downregulate the Transcription Factor Microphthalmia. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1996, 106: 1266-1272. PMID: 8752668, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12348972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsFibroblast growth factorBasic fibroblast growth factorMelanocyte-specific genesMelanogenic gene expressionTranscription factor microphthalmiaDownregulated transcription factorsDNA consensus siteTyrosinase-related protein 1Human metastatic melanoma cellsImmortalized mouse melanocytesPink-eyed dilutionCloudman S91 mouse melanomaMetastatic melanoma cellsSequestration of p300Transcriptional adaptorGrowth factorE1A mutantsConsensus sitesMouse melanocytesRegulatory proteinsMolecular basisOncogene RasGene expressionTumorigenic transformation
1989
Transformation of murine melanocytes by basic fibroblast growth factor cDNA and oncogenes and selective suppression of the transformed phenotype in a reconstituted cutaneous environment.
Dotto G, Moellmann G, Ghosh S, Edwards M, Halaban R. Transformation of murine melanocytes by basic fibroblast growth factor cDNA and oncogenes and selective suppression of the transformed phenotype in a reconstituted cutaneous environment. Journal Of Cell Biology 1989, 109: 3115-3128. PMID: 2556408, PMCID: PMC2115972, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.109.6.3115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorMurine melanocytesTransformation of melanocytesNormal murine melanocytesMetastatic melanoma cellsSynthesis of melaninMelanotic phenotypeConstitutive expressionFibroblast growth factorOncogene MYCRespective transformantsTransformantsFactor cDNAFormation of tumorsReconstitution experimentsDifferentiated functionsRecombinant retrovirusExogenous basic fibroblast growth factorOncogeneAutonomous growthExpression of bFGFCDNAConstitutive productionNude miceMelanocytes
1985
Primary Melanoma Cells of the Vertical Growth Phase: Similarities to Metastatic Cells2
Herlyn M, Balaban G, Bennicelli J, Guerry D, Halaban R, Herlyn D, Elder D, Maul G, Steplewski Z, Nowell P, Clark W, Koprowski H. Primary Melanoma Cells of the Vertical Growth Phase: Similarities to Metastatic Cells2. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1985, 74: 283-289. PMID: 3856042, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/74.2.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertical growth phaseMetastatic melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsMetastatic lesionsPrimary melanomaMetastatic cellsMelanoma-associated antigensMixed hemadsorption assaysPrimary melanoma cellsLong-term cultured cellsMetastatic melanoma cell linesGrowth phaseMelanoma cell linesRadial growth phaseMalignant melanomaNude micePopulation-doubling timeNonrandom abnormalitiesFlow cytometryHemadsorption assaysMonoclonal antibodiesMelanomaPatientsCell linesLesions