2022
Coupled fibromodulin and SOX2 signaling as a critical regulator of metastatic outgrowth in melanoma
Oria VO, Zhang H, Zito CR, Rane CK, Ma XY, Provance OK, Tran TT, Adeniran A, Kluger Y, Sznol M, Bosenberg MW, Kluger HM, Jilaveanu LB. Coupled fibromodulin and SOX2 signaling as a critical regulator of metastatic outgrowth in melanoma. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2022, 79: 377. PMID: 35737114, PMCID: PMC9226089, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04364-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor Hippo pathwayNovel regulatory mechanismTumor vasculogenic mimicryMetastatic outgrowthExtracellular matrix componentsHippo pathwayRegulatory mechanismsMolecular eventsTumor-stroma interactionsCritical regulatorMetastatic competenceProgenitor markersProliferative stateFunctional roleFunctional studiesSOX2Vasculogenic mimicryDistinct phenotypesMatrix componentsEarly developmentFmodHigh expressionCritical processOutgrowthImportant role
2007
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization
Kluger HM, McCarthy MM, Alvero AB, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Mor G. The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2007, 5: 6. PMID: 17257402, PMCID: PMC1796544, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-5-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic melanomaXIAP expressionCell linesCy5-conjugated antibodiesMechanism of actionMelanoma cell linesPrimary lesionOvarian cancerTherapeutic approachesTissue microarrayDisease aggressionCarboplatin sensitivityChemotherapy resistanceMalignant progressionClinical specimensBenign counterpartsCarboplatinMelanomaChemotherapy sensitizationPrimary specimensPhenoxodiolResistant cellsMelanoma cellsHigh expressionMelanoma resistance