2009
Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications
Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Kovacs D, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Bacchiocchi A, Molinaro A, Kluger Y, Deng M, Tran N, Zhang W, Picardo M, Enghild JJ. Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e4563. PMID: 19234609, PMCID: PMC2642998, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseMelanoma cell responseDamage responseGene expressionIntegrative analysisDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cell strainsGene expression profilesDNA promoter methylationP53-independent mannerHistone modificationsImproved combination therapiesEpigenetic modifiersTGFbeta pathwayBioinformatics analysisProtein stabilityEpigenetic modulationResistant melanoma cellsExpression profilesGrowth arrestPromoter methylationCancer cellsCell strainsProteasome inhibitorsPTEN mutations
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