Loss of Klotho during melanoma progression leads to increased filamin cleavage, increased Wnt5A expression, and enhanced melanoma cell motility.

abstract：:The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is the central hub of oxidative metabolism, running in the classic forward direction to provide carbon for biosynthesis and reducing agents for generation of ATP. Our metabolic tracer studies in melanoma cells showed that in hypoxic conditions the TCA cycle is largely disconnected fr...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Filipp FV,Scott DA,Ronai ZA,Osterman AL,Smith JW

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is a disease associated with a very high mutation burden and thus the possibility of a diverse range of oncogenic mechanisms that allow it to evade therapeutic interventions and the immune system. Here, we describe the characterization of a panel of 102 cell lines from metastatic melanomas (the NZM lines), in...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Tran KB,Gimenez G,Tsai P,Kolekar S,Rodger EJ,Chatterjee A,Jabed A,Shih JH,Joseph WR,Marshall ES,Wang Q,Print CG,Eccles MR,Baguley BC,Shepherd PR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported that human melanoma cells express a variety of voltage-gated calcium (Ca(2+) ) channel types, including low-voltage-activated T-type channels that play a significant role in melanoma cell cycle progression. Here, we challenged melanoma metastatic cells with T-type channel blockers of clinical...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Das A,Pushparaj C,Herreros J,Nager M,Vilella R,Portero M,Pamplona R,Matias-Guiu X,Martí RM,Cantí C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRAF inhibitors improve melanoma patient survival, but resistance invariably develops. Here we report the discovery of a novel BRAF mutation that confers resistance to PLX4032 employing whole-exome sequencing of drug-resistant BRAF(V600K) melanoma cells. We further describe a new screening approach, a genome-wide pigg...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Choi J,Landrette SF,Wang T,Evans P,Bacchiocchi A,Bjornson R,Cheng E,Stiegler AL,Gathiaka S,Acevedo O,Boggon TJ,Krauthammer M,Halaban R,Xu T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogenic mutations in BRAF are common in melanoma and drive constitutive activation of the MEK/ERK pathway. To elucidate the transcriptional events downstream of (V600E)BRAF/MEK signalling we performed gene expression profiling of A375 melanoma cells treated with potent and selective inhibitors of (V600E)BRAF and MEK...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Packer LM,East P,Reis-Filho JS,Marais R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic melanoma is extremely refractory to existing chemotherapeutic drugs and bioimmune adjuvant therapies, and the life span of patients with metastatic melanoma is often measured in months. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the development of tumor metastasis is critical for finding successful curati...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Melnikova VO,Bar-Eli M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the contributions of Tyrp1 and Gpnmb to the iris transillumination defect (TID) in five age cohorts of BXD mice. Using systems genetics, we also evaluated the role of other known pigmentation genes (PGs). Mapping studies indicate that Tyrp1 contributes to the phenotype at all ages, yet the TID maps to ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Swaminathan S,Lu H,Williams RW,Lu L,Jablonski MM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) is a seven transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptor that could be activated by serine protease cleavage or by synthetic peptide agonists. We showed earlier that activation of PAR-2 with Ser-Leu-Ile-Gly-Arg-Leu-NH(2) (SLIGRL), a known PAR-2 activating peptide, induces keratinoc...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Lin CB,Chen N,Scarpa R,Guan F,Babiarz-Magee L,Liebel F,Li WH,Kizoulis M,Shapiro S,Seiberg M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer; a primary driver of this high level of morbidity is the propensity of melanoma cells to metastasize. When malignant tumours develop distant metastatic lesions the new local tissue niche is known to impact on the biology of the cancer cells. However, little is known about ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Ferguson J,Wilcock DJ,McEntegart S,Badrock AP,Levesque M,Dummer R,Wellbrock C,Smith MP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a frequent genetic disease leading to the development of Schwann cell-derived neurofibromas or melanocytic lesions called café-au-lait macules (CALMs). The molecular mechanisms involved in CALMs formation remain largely unknown. In this report, we show for the first time pathophysiolo...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Larribere L,Wu H,Novak D,Galach M,Bernhardt M,Orouji E,Weina K,Knappe N,Sachpekidis C,Umansky L,Beckhove P,Umansky V,De Schepper S,Kaufmann D,Ballotti R,Bertolotto C,Utikal J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have become a widely used approach for genetic association studies of various human traits. A few GWAS have been conducted with the goal of identifying novel loci for pigmentation traits, melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer. Nevertheless, the phenotype variation explained by t...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Meng S,Zhang M,Liang L,Han J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal cells possess a limited proliferative life span, after which they enter a state of irreversible growth arrest, called replicative senescence, which acts as a potent barrier against transformation. Transformed cells have escaped the process of replicative senescence and theoretically can not re-enter senescence....

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Giuliano S,Ohanna M,Ballotti R,Bertolotto C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copy number variations (CNVs) have been shown to contribute substantially to disease susceptibility in several inherited diseases including cancer. We conducted a genome-wide search for CNVs in blood-derived DNA from 79 individuals (62 melanoma patients and 17 spouse controls) of 30 high-risk melanoma-prone families w...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Yang XR,Brown K,Landi MT,Ghiorzo P,Badenas C,Xu M,Hayward NK,Calista D,Landi G,Bruno W,Bianchi-Scarrà G,Aguilera P,Puig S,Goldstein AM,Tucker MA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4th international melanoma congress of the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR), organized by Marianne Berwick (University of New Mexico), Paul Chapman (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), Rene Gonzalez (University of Colorado) and Ze'ev Ronai (Burnham Institute), was held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown New...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Fisher DE,Medrano EE,McMahon M,Soengas MS,Schuchter L,Wolchok JD,Merlino G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can play two roles: induce cellular senescence and convert skin melanocytes into melanoma. To assess whether this conversion might rely on melanocytes having to first acquire a senescent phenotype, we studied the effects of physiological doses of UVR (UVA + UVB) on quiescent melanocytes in ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Sha J,Arbesman J,Harter ML

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many techniques for evaluating melanosome transfer to keratinocytes but the spectrophotometric quantification of melanosomes incorporated by keratinocyte phagocytosis has not been previously reported. Here we describe a new method that allows the spectrophotometric visualization of melanosome uptake by norma...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Ando H,Niki Y,Yoshida M,Ito M,Akiyama K,Kim JH,Yoon TJ,Lee JH,Matsui MS,Ichihashi M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acral melanoma is a rare melanoma subtype with distinct epidemiological, clinical and genetic features. To determine if acral melanoma cell lines are representative of this melanoma subtype, six lines were analysed by whole-exome sequencing and array comparative genomic hybridisation. We demonstrate that the cell line...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Furney SJ,Turajlic S,Fenwick K,Lambros MB,MacKay A,Ricken G,Mitsopoulos C,Kozarewa I,Hakas J,Zvelebil M,Lord CJ,Ashworth A,Reis-Filho JS,Herlyn M,Murata H,Marais R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main advantages of using inducible and conditional transgenes to study pigment cell biology is that they allow for genetic manipulation within melanocytes after roles in general neural crest or melanoblast development have been fulfilled. Specifically, we focus here on the ability of the Tyr::CreER(T) ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Harris ML,Pavan WJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin is the most widely used antidiabetic drug that belongs to the biguanide class. It is very well tolerated and has the major clinical advantage of not inducing hypoglycemia. Metformin decreases hepatic glucose production via a mechanism requiring liver kinase B1, which controls the metabolic checkpoint, AMP-ac...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Cerezo M,Tomic T,Ballotti R,Rocchi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to the dynamic intra-tumor microenvironment, melanoma cells adopt distinct phenotypic states associated with differential expression of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). The response to hypoxia is driven by hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIFs) that reprogram metabolism an...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Louphrasitthiphol P,Ledaki I,Chauhan J,Falletta P,Siddaway R,Buffa FM,Mole DR,Soga T,Goding CR

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melasma is a common hyperpigmentary disorder. The impact on the quality of life of affected individuals is well demonstrated, demanding new therapeutic strategies. However, the treatment of melasma remains highly challenging. Melasma is often considered as the main consequence of female hormone stimulation on a predis...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Passeron T,Picardo M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human melanomas exhibit relatively high somatic mutation burden compared to other malignancies. These somatic mutations may produce neoantigens that are recognized by the immune system, leading to an antitumor response. By irradiating a parental mouse melanoma cell line carrying three driver mutations with UVB and exp...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Wang J,Perry CJ,Meeth K,Thakral D,Damsky W,Micevic G,Kaech S,Blenman K,Bosenberg M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of melanocortin peptide agonists to the melanocortin-1 receptor of melanocytes results in eumelanin production, whereas binding of the agouti signalling protein inverse agonist results in pheomelanin synthesis. Recently, a novel melanocortin-1 receptor ligand was reported. A β-defensin gene mutation was found ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Beaumont KA,Smit DJ,Liu YY,Chai E,Patel MP,Millhauser GL,Smith JJ,Alewood PF,Sturm RA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some familial forms of the dermatological condition vitiligo have recently been linked to polymorphisms in the innate immunity gene, NLRP1. Here, we review what is currently known about the mechanisms that regulate activation of the NLRP1 protein and the downstream effects of NLRP1 on pathways impacting inflammation a...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： D'Osualdo A,Reed JC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) is a pigmentary genodermatosis caused by mutations in ADAR1. In this study, we performed mutation analysis on a family that included typical DSH patients. No mutations were found in any coding regions or exon-intron boundary regions of ADAR1, but a previously unreported non-...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Suganuma M,Kono M,Yamanaka M,Akiyama M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology offers a novel approach for conversion of human primary fibroblasts into melanocytes. During attempts to explore various protocols for differentiation of iPSCs into melanocytes, we found a distinct and self-renewing cell lineage that could differentiate into melanocytes,...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Hosaka C,Kunisada M,Koyanagi-Aoi M,Masaki T,Takemori C,Taniguchi-Ikeda M,Aoi T,Nishigori C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is caused by mutations in six different genes, and their molecular diagnosis encompasses the search for point mutations and intragenic rearrangements. Here, we used high-resolution array-comparative genome hybridization (CGH) to search for rearrangements across exons, introns and regulato...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Morice-Picard F,Lasseaux E,Cailley D,Gros A,Toutain J,Plaisant C,Simon D,François S,Gilbert-Dussardier B,Kaplan J,Rooryck C,Lacombe D,Arveiler B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the tyrosinase gene. Two subtypes of OCA1 have been described: severe OCA1A with complete absence of tyrosinase activity and less severe OCA1B with residual tyrosinase activity. Here, we characterize the recombinant human t...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Dolinska MB,Kus NJ,Farney SK,Wingfield PT,Brooks BP,Sergeev YV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a therapeutic standpoint, vitiligo is still regarded by many physicians as a simple problem of regenerative medicine, with the main aim to repopulate the depigmented skin with functional melanocytes from the margins of the lesions or from intact progenitors in hair follicles. However, recent research in vitiligo ...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Taïeb A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In February 2018, the Melanoma Research Foundation and the Moffitt Cancer Center hosted the Second Summit on Melanoma Central Nervous System Metastases in Tampa, Florida. The meeting included investigators from multiple academic centers and disciplines. A consensus summary of the progress and challenges in melanoma pa...

journal_title：Pigment cell & melanoma research

authors： Glitza IC,Smalley KSM,Brastianos PK,Davies MA,McCutcheon I,Liu JKC,Ahmed KA,Arrington JA,Evernden BR,Smalley I,Eroglu Z,Khushalani N,Margolin K,Kluger H,Atkins MB,Tawbi H,Boire A,Forsyth P

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00