2010
A Role for ATF2 in Regulating MITF and Melanoma Development
Shah M, Bhoumik A, Goel V, Dewing A, Breitwieser W, Kluger H, Krajewski S, Krajewska M, DeHart J, Lau E, Kallenberg DM, Jeong H, Eroshkin A, Bennett DC, Chin L, Bosenberg M, Jones N, Ronai ZA. A Role for ATF2 in Regulating MITF and Melanoma Development. PLOS Genetics 2010, 6: e1001258. PMID: 21203491, PMCID: PMC3009656, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma developmentMouse melanoma modelHuman melanoma cell linesMITF expressionMelanoma tissue microarrayMelanoma cell linesMetastatic diseasePoor prognosisTissue microarrayXenograft modelMelanoma modelPrimary specimensPrimary human melanocytesOncogenic BRAFMiceGene expression profilingHigh MITF expressionDependent suppressionATF2 knockdownCell linesSoft agarHuman melanocytesMelanocytesMelanoma susceptibilityPrimary melanocytes
2008
Suppressor role of activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) in skin cancer
Bhoumik A, Fichtman B, DeRossi C, Breitwieser W, Kluger HM, Davis S, Subtil A, Meltzer P, Krajewski S, Jones N, Ronai Z. Suppressor role of activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) in skin cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 1674-1679. PMID: 18227516, PMCID: PMC2234203, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706057105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneActivating Transcription Factor 2AnimalsApoptosisBeta CateninCarcinogensCell ProliferationCyclin D1DNAEpidermisKeratinocytesMiceMice, KnockoutPapillomaPresenilin-1Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mybReceptor, Notch1Skin NeoplasmsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTissue Array AnalysisTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSkin tumor formationTranscription factor 2Two-stage skin carcinogenesis protocolTumor formationBasal cell carcinomaSkin carcinogenesis protocolFactor 2K14-Cre miceCell carcinomaCarcinogenesis protocolMouse modelBeta-catenin expressionPapilloma developmentSkin cancerExhibit reduced expressionAnchorage-independent growthNormal skinNotch1 expressionCyclin D1MiceReduced expressionSuppressor roleSuppressor activitySelective expressionBasal layer