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
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