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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Oncogenic mutations within the MAPK pathway are frequent in melanoma, and targeting of MAPK signaling has yielded spectacular responses in a significant number of patients that last for several months before relapsing. We investigated the effects of two different inhibitors of MAPK signaling in proliferative and invasive melanoma cell cultures with various mutations in the MAPK pathway. Proliferative melanoma cells were more susceptible to pathway inhibition than invasive phenotype cells, irrespective of BRAF mutation status, while invasive phenotype cell response was dependent on BRAF mutation status. Critically, MAPK pathway inhibition of proliferative phenotype cells resulted in acquisition of invasive phenotype characteristics. These results show that melanoma cell phenotype is an important factor in MAPK pathway inhibition response. This suggests that while current therapeutic strategies target proliferative melanoma cells, future approaches should also account for the invasive phenotype population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1755-148X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
326-33
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-MAP Kinase Signaling System, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Melanoma, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Microarray Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Neoplasm Invasiveness, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, pubmed-meshheading:21176117-raf Kinases
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A proliferative melanoma cell phenotype is responsive to RAF/MEK inhibition independent of BRAF mutation status.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't