2010
Incidence of the V600K mutation among melanoma patients with BRAF mutations, and potential therapeutic response to the specific BRAF inhibitor PLX4032
Rubinstein JC, Sznol M, Pavlick AC, Ariyan S, Cheng E, Bacchiocchi A, Kluger HM, Narayan D, Halaban R. Incidence of the V600K mutation among melanoma patients with BRAF mutations, and potential therapeutic response to the specific BRAF inhibitor PLX4032. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2010, 8: 67. PMID: 20630094, PMCID: PMC2917408, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-8-67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV600K mutationsClinical trialsBRAF V600E/K mutationK mutationPotential therapeutic responseMutant BRAF inhibitorsBRAF inhibitor PLX4032BRAF V600K mutationMelanoma patientsTherapeutic responseBRAF mutationsPatientsV600E mutationInhibitor PLX4032BRAF kinasePLX4032TrialsCommon mutationsMutationsMelanomaIncidence
2009
Regulation of non-AU-rich element containing c-fms proto-oncogene expression by HuR in breast cancer
Woo HH, Zhou Y, Yi X, David CL, Zheng W, Gilmore-Hebert M, Kluger HM, Ulukus EC, Baker T, Stoffer JB, Chambers SK. Regulation of non-AU-rich element containing c-fms proto-oncogene expression by HuR in breast cancer. Oncogene 2009, 28: 1176-1186. PMID: 19151756, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBreast cancer tissue arrayNuclear HuR expressionBreast cancer progressionC-fmsC-fms proto-oncogene expressionNodal metastasisPoor prognosisPoor survivalProto-oncogene c-fmsProto-oncogene expressionBreast tumorsGlucocorticoid stimulationTissue arraysCancer progressionHuR expressionRNA expressionDirect targetC-fms mRNACancer biologyC-fms RNACancer
2006
Rab33A: Characterization, Expression, and Suppression by Epigenetic Modification
Cheng E, Trombetta SE, Kovacs D, Beech RD, Ariyan S, Reyes-Mugica M, McNiff JM, Narayan D, Kluger HM, Picardo M, Halaban R. Rab33A: Characterization, Expression, and Suppression by Epigenetic Modification. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2006, 126: 2257-2271. PMID: 16810302, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX chromosome-linked geneSpecific gene expressionTranscription initiation siteSpecific promoter regionsMelanoma cellsGTPase mutantsEpigenetic modificationsSmall GTPaseDNA methylationVesicular transportRab33AGene expressionPromoter regionMelanosomal proteinsInitiation siteNormal melanocytesAberrant downregulationGenesEarly eventsAberrant processesMelanocytesExpressionGTPaseImportant roleNormal process