2016
Downregulating FUK to Get Unstuck: Altered Fucosylation in Melanoma Promotes Tumor Development and Metastasis
Lau E, Feng Y, Claps G, Fukuda M, Perlina A, Donn D, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H, Freeze H, Ronai Z. Downregulating FUK to Get Unstuck: Altered Fucosylation in Melanoma Promotes Tumor Development and Metastasis. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.620.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivating Transcription Factor 2Fucose salvage pathwayUpstream regulatory kinaseProtein kinase C epsilonTumor microarray analysisGDP-L-fucoseHuman melanoma specimensTranscription factor 2Cellular fucosylationRegulatory kinasesPrimary melanocytesGenetic manipulationMicroarray analysisMelanoma cell linesC epsilonSalvage pathwayPromotes tumor developmentCellular adhesionMelanoma developmentFactor 2Cell linesMelanoma specimensCell populationsTumor developmentFucosylation
2015
The transcription factor ATF2 promotes melanoma metastasis by suppressing protein fucosylation
Lau E, Feng Y, Claps G, Fukuda MN, Perlina A, Donn D, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H, Freeze HH, Ronai ZA. The transcription factor ATF2 promotes melanoma metastasis by suppressing protein fucosylation. Science Signaling 2015, 8: ra124. PMID: 26645581, PMCID: PMC4818095, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aac6479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein fucosylationFucose salvage pathwayTranscription factor ATF2Tumor microarray analysisProtein kinase CεTranscription factor 2Human melanoma specimensTranscriptional repressionPrimary melanoma growthPrimary melanocytesGenetic manipulationActive ATF2Cell motilityElucidation of mechanismsMicroarray analysisSalvage pathwayATF2Cell adhesionHigh abundanceCellular adhesionReduced motilityInvasive behaviorCell linesFactor 2Melanoma specimens
2004
cDNA microarray analysis of invasive and tumorigenic phenotypes in a breast cancer model
Kluger HM, Kluger Y, Gilmore-Hebert M, DiVito K, Chang JT, Rodov S, Mironenko O, Kacinski BM, Perkins AS, Sapi E. cDNA microarray analysis of invasive and tumorigenic phenotypes in a breast cancer model. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 320-331. PMID: 14767486, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutophosphorylation sitesHC11 mammary epithelial cellsMAP kinase phosphatase-1SNARE protein Ykt6Macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptorK cDNA microarrayColony-stimulating factor receptorCDNA microarray analysisKinase phosphatase-1Effects of mutationsMammary epithelial cellsTransmembrane tyrosine kinase receptorTyrosine kinase receptorsPhosphatase 1HC11 cellsCDNA microarrayTumorigenic phenotypeChaperonin 10Gene expressionFms oncogeneMicroarray analysisInvasive phenotypeMetastatic competenceKinase receptorsVivo tumorigenesis