[en] Spontaneous and alpha-MSH stimulated melanogenesis has been studied in B16 cells by densitometry. De novo synthesis of the enzyme dopa-oxydase takes place following alpha-MSH treatment.
De Pauw-Gillet, Marie-Claire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Histologie - Cytologie - Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques
Hennet, Jacques
Bassleer, Roger ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Médecine)
Language :
English
Title :
Quantitative cytochemical analysis by microdensitometry of spontaneous or alpha-MSH-stimulated melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells cultivated in vitro
Pawelek (1976) Factors regulating growth and pigmentation of melanoma cells. J Invest Dermatol 66:201-209.
Wong, Pawelek (1975) α-MSH promotes activation of pre-existing tyrosinase molecules in Cloudman S 91 melanoma cells. Nature 255:644-646.
Itoh, Ide, Hama (1980) Induction of precocious melanogenesis of pigment cells in cultures of neuroretinal cells of chick embryo by amphotericin B. Cell Tissue Res 209:353-364.
Fuller, Brooks (1980) Application of percent labeled mitoses analysis to the investigation of melanoma cell responsiveness to MSH stimulation throughout the cell cycle. Exp Cell Res 126:183-190.
Korner, Pawelek (1977) Activation of melanoma by a c-AMP dependent protein kinase in a cell-free system. Nature 267:444-447.
Fuller, Viskochil (1979) The role of RNA and protein synthesis in mediating the action of α-MSH on mouse melanoma cells. Life Sci 24:2405-2416.
Whittaker (1981) Quantitative measurement by microdensitometry of tyrosinase (dopa oxidase) development in whole small ascidian embryos. Histochemistry 71:349-359.
Jimbow, Jimbow, Chiba (1981) Characterization of structural properties for morphological differentiation of melanosomes: I. Purification of tyrosinase by tyrosine affinity chromatography and its characterization in B16 and Harding Passey melanomas. J Invest Dermatol 77:213-218.
Novikoff, Albala, Biempica (1968) Ultrastructural and cytochemical observations on B16 and Harding Passey mouse melanomas. The origin of premelanosomes and compound melanosomes , J Histochem Cytochem; 16:299-319.
Kreider, Schmoyer (1975) Spontaneous maturation and differentiation of B16 melanoma cells in culture. JNCI 55:641-647.
Junker, Chemnitz (1981) Ultrastructural characterization of a mouse melanoma cell line, a mouse fibroblastic cell line and hybrids between them. Eur J Cell Biol 24:16-19.
Pomerantz (1966) The tyrosine hydroxylase activity of mammalian tyrosinase. J Biol Chem 241:161-168.
Bloch (1977) Das Problem der Pigmentbildung in der Haut. Archiv für Dermatologie und Syphilis 124:129-208.
Halaban, Lerner (1977) Tyrosinase and inhibition of proliferation of melanoma cells and fibroblasts. Exp Cell Res 108:119-125.
Halaban, Lerner (1977) The dual effect of melanocyte stimulating hormone on the growth of cultured mouse melanoma cells. Exp Cell Res 108:111-117.
Pawelek, Lerner (1978) 5,6-Dihydroxyindole is a melanin precursor showing potent cytotoxicity. Nature 276:627-628.
Pawelek, Korner, Bergström, Bologna (1980) New regulators of melanin biosynthesis and the autodestruction of melanoma cells. Nature 286:617-619.
Bassleer, De Pauw-Giller, Giet, Nizet (1982) La mélanogenèse, expression de la différenciation de cellules cancéreuses en culture. Bull Assoc Anal 66:291-295.
Kreider, Rosenthal, Lengle (1973) cAMP in the control of melanoma cell replication and differentiation. JNCI 50:555-558.
Wick (1981) Inhibition and clonogenic growth of melanoma cells by combination of melanocyte stimulating hormone and theophylline. J Invest Dermatol 77:253-255.
Pawelek, Halaban, Christie (1975) Melanoma cells which require cyclic AMP for growth. Nature 258:539-540.
Hirobe, Takeuchi (1977) Induction of melanogenesis in vitro in epidermal melanoblasts of newborn mouse skin by MSH. In vitro 13:311-314.
