2018
Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer
Theodosakis N, Langdon CG, Micevic G, Krykbaeva I, Means RE, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 292-302. PMID: 30281931, PMCID: PMC6590911, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMaleMelanomaMevalonic AcidMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrenylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionConceptsUseful adjunctive therapyHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsAnti-tumor effectsAdjunctive therapyInhibition of isoprenylationLung cancerMEK inhibitionReductase inhibitorsMAPK blockadeDriver mutationsAdditional studiesStatinsTherapyMelanomaTumorsVemurafenibMAPK pathwayDownstream metabolitesInhibitionMAPKAdjunctiveColorectalSelumetinibBlockadeCancer
2016
The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations
Meeth K, Wang JX, Micevic G, Damsky W, Bosenberg MW. The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2016, 29: 590-597. PMID: 27287723, PMCID: PMC5331933, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesCell linesMouse cancer cell linesVariety of cancersCancer cell linesMouse melanoma linesImmune therapyTumor immunologyCancer immunologyHost miceMouse modelCancer modelMelanoma linesDriver mutationsGenetic alterationsCancer biologyImmunologyTherapyCancerMice