From Melanocytes to Melanoma (eBook)

The Progression to Malignancy
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2007 | 2006
XVII, 678 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59259-994-3 (ISBN)

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Leading researchers and clinicians join forces to explain how malignant melanoma develops from its benign precursor cell type. The authors focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in melanogenesis, in the malignant transformation of melanocytes, and in the further progression of primary melanomas into invasive and metastatic melanomas. They also review recent advances in our understanding of the basic biology of melanocytes and the development, migration, and differentiation of melanoblasts into melanocytes. The book provides an up-to-date understanding of the progressive mechanisms of oncological development in malignant melanoma, a likely model of malignant progress for other types of cancer, and the ongoing development of novel therapeutics.
Leading researchers and clinicians join forces to explain how malignant melanoma develops from its benign precursor cell type. The authors focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in melanogenesis, in the malignant transformation of melanocytes, and in the further progression of primary melanomas into invasive and metastatic melanomas. They also review recent advances in our understanding of the basic biology of melanocytes and the development, migration, and differentiation of melanoblasts into melanocytes. The book provides an up-to-date understanding of the progressive mechanisms of oncological development in malignant melanoma, a likely model of malignant progress for other types of cancer, and the ongoing development of novel therapeutics.

PREFACE 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 7
CONTENTS 8
CONTRIBUTORS 11
LIST OF COLOR PLATES 15
MELANOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION 16
The Origin and Development of Neural Crest- Derived Melanocytes 17
MITF 41
MITF 64
Melanocytes and the Transcription Factor Sox10 83
Human Cutaneous Pigmentation 93
Melanocyte Distribution and Function in Human Skin 113
MELANOCYTE TRANSFORMATION AND PROGRESSION TO MELANOMA 128
Altered Signal Transduction in Melanoma 129
BRN2 in Melanocytic Cell Development, Differentiation, and Transformation 158
The Dynamic Roles of Cell- Surface Receptors in Melanoma Development 177
Familial Melanoma Genes, Melanocyte Immortalization, and Melanoma Initiation 190
Genetic Progression From Melanocyte to Malignant Melanoma 204
The Multiple Roles of the Oncogenic Protein SKI in Human Malignant Melanoma 217
RB/ E2F Regulation and Dual Activity in the Melanocytic System 229
Melanoma Development and Pigment Cell Transformation 252
The Biology and Genetics of Melanoma 269
The Biology of Xeroderma Pigmentosum 295
Divergent Pathways to Cutaneous Melanoma 315
Pigmentation, DNA Repair, and Candidate Genes 332
Low-Penetrance Genotypes, Pigmentation Phenotypes, and Melanoma Etiology 349
The Biology of Melanoma Progression 367
Optical Imaging Analysis of Atypical Nevi and Melanoma 401
Proteomics Analysis of Melanoma Cell Lines and Cultured Melanocytes 411
PRIMARY INVASIVE MELANOMA TO METASTATIC MELANOMA 428
Paradigm of Metastasis for Malignant Melanoma 429
Repair of UV- Induced DNA Damage and Melanoma Risk 445
High- Risk Factors for Melanoma Metastasis 458
Role of Melanoma Inhibitory Activity in Early Development of Malignant Melanoma 477
Role and Regulation of PAR- 1 in Melanoma Progression 490
Molecular Mechanisms of Melanoma Metastasis 504
Overview of Tumor Progression in Melanoma 513
The Plasticity of Melanoma Cells and Associated Clinical Implications 533
The Clinical Use of Molecular Markers as Predictors of Disease Outcome and Response to Therapy in Malignant Melanoma 551
The Role of DCT/TYRP2 in Resistance of Melanoma Cells to Drugs and Radiation 577
How Melanoma Cells Evade Chemotherapy 590
Apoptosis in Melanoma 603
Role of Melanoma- Associated Antigens 616
Host Responses to Melanoma 629
Future Perspectives 646
INDEX 648

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.11.2007
Zusatzinfo XVIII, 678 p.
Verlagsort Totowa
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Dermatologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Onkologie
Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pathologie
Schlagworte Apoptosis • Cancer • Cell • DNA • Genetics • Imaging • immunotherapy • melanoma • Metastasis • Skin • therapy • Tumor • tumor progression
ISBN-10 1-59259-994-X / 159259994X
ISBN-13 978-1-59259-994-3 / 9781592599943
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