2009
The Semaphorin 7A Receptor Plexin C1 Is Lost During Melanoma Metastasis
Lazova R, Rothberg BE, Rimm D, Scott G. The Semaphorin 7A Receptor Plexin C1 Is Lost During Melanoma Metastasis. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2009, 31: 177-181. PMID: 19318806, DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e318196672d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor proteinHuman melanocytesPlexin C1Suppressor proteinPlexin C1 receptorsMelanocyte stem cellsCytoskeletal reorganizationNeuronal pathfindingDownstream targetsKinase IIProgression of melanomaBlood vessel growthCell survivalCell adhesionCell migrationFunctional studiesNormal melanocytesCell growthCognate receptorsStem cellsCritical mediatorMelanocytesSemaphorin 7AVessel growthSemaphorins
2004
Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas
Hoek K, Rimm DL, Williams KR, Zhao H, Ariyan S, Lin A, Kluger HM, Berger AJ, Cheng E, Trombetta ES, Wu T, Niinobe M, Yoshikawa K, Hannigan GE, Halaban R. Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways in the Transformation of Melanocytes to Melanomas. Cancer Research 2004, 64: 5270-5282. PMID: 15289333, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCohort StudiesDown-RegulationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanomaMiceNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPrognosisSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateTranscription FactorsTransfectionTwist-Related Protein 1Ubiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsGlobal differential gene expressionMembrane trafficking eventsNovel pathwayNormal melanocytesHelix protein TwistAdditional transcriptional regulatorsDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cellsTransformation of melanocytesCpG promoter methylationNormal human melanocytesTrafficking eventsTranscriptional regulatorsEmbryonic developmentGrowth suppressorChromosomal regionsExpression profilingGene expressionNotch pathwayOligonucleotide microarraysMelanoma tissue microarrayDifferential expressionGenesHuman melanocytesGrowth advantage