Malignant melanoma: genetics and therapeutics in the genomic era

L Chin, LA Garraway, DE Fisher - Genes & development, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Cell for cell, probably no human cancer is as aggressive as melanoma. It is among a handful
of cancers whose dimensions are reported in millimeters. Tumor thickness approaching 4 …

[HTML][HTML] CDK4: a master regulator of the cell cycle and its role in cancer

SJ Baker, PI Poulikakos, HY Irie, S Parekh… - Genes & …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The cell cycle is regulated in part by cyclins and their associated serine/threonine cyclin-
dependent kinases, or CDKs. CDK4, in conjunction with the D-type cyclins, mediates …

Melanoma induction by ultraviolet A but not ultraviolet B radiation requires melanin pigment

FP Noonan, MR Zaidi, A Wolnicka-Glubisz… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Malignant melanoma of the skin (CMM) is associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure, but
the mechanisms and even the wavelengths responsible are unclear. Here we use a …

The cell-cycle regulator CDK4: an emerging therapeutic target in melanoma

KE Sheppard, GA McArthur - Clinical Cancer Research, 2013 - AACR
The recent clinical success of targeted therapies in melanoma directed at the oncogene
BRAF validates the concept of targeting oncogenes. The p16-cyclin D-CDK4/6 …

Increased cyclin D1 expression can mediate BRAF inhibitor resistance in BRAF V600E–mutated melanomas

KSM Smalley, M Lioni, MD Palma, M **ao… - Molecular cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Recent studies have shown that there is a considerable heterogeneity in the response of
melanoma cell lines to MEK and BRAF inhibitors. In the current study, we address whether …

Loss of CDKN2A expression is a frequent event in primary invasive melanoma and correlates with sensitivity to the CDK4/6 inhibitor PD0332991 in melanoma cell …

RJ Young, K Waldeck, C Martin, JH Foo… - Pigment cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We have investigated the potential for the p16‐cyclin D‐CDK 4/6‐retinoblastoma protein
pathway to be exploited as a therapeutic target in melanoma. In a cohort of 143 patients with …

CDK4: a key player in the cell cycle, development, and cancer

SJ Baker, EP Reddy - Genes & cancer, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The cell cycle is regulated in part by cyclins and their associated serine/threonine cyclin-
dependent kinases, or CDKs. CDK4, in conjunction with the D-type cyclins, mediates …

The CDK4/6 inhibitor LY2835219 overcomes vemurafenib resistance resulting from MAPK reactivation and cyclin D1 upregulation

V Yadav, TF Burke, L Huber, RD Van Horn… - Molecular cancer …, 2014 - AACR
B-RAF selective inhibitors, including vemurafenib, were recently developed as effective
therapies for melanoma patients with B-RAF V600E mutation. However, most patients …

Alpha-melanocyte–stimulating hormone suppresses oxidative stress through a p53-mediated signaling pathway in human melanocytes

AL Kadekaro, J Chen, J Yang, S Chen… - Molecular Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Epidermal melanocytes are skin cells specialized in melanin production. Activation of the
melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) on melanocytes by α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α …

Inhibition of tumor growth in vitro and in vivo by fucoxanthin against melanoma B16F10 cells

KN Kim, G Ahn, SJ Heo, SM Kang, MC Kang… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study was designed to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of fucoxanthin
against melanoma cell lines (B16F10 cells). Fucoxanthin reduced the proliferation of …