Regulatory pathways in melanoma cell apoptosis
By: a thesis presented by Gaël-Christophe G. McGill
Published: 2002
Language: eng
Subjects: Melanoma; Apoptosis; Cancer cells; Growth
Notes: Thesis (Ph. D., Division of Medical Sciences (Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology))--Harvard University, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Includes ten offprints (1-4) :; title: Apoptosis in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy  -- Gaël McGill and David E. Fisher -- (Frontiers in bioscience, v.2, July 15, 1997, pp. 353-379); title: p53 and cancer therapy; a double-edged sword  -- Gaël McGill and David E. Fisher -- (Journal of clinical investigation, v.104:3, August 1999, pp. 223-225); title: Microphthalmia, a critical factor in melanocyte development, defines a discrete transcription factor family -- (Genes & development, v.8. 1984, pp. 2770-2780); title: Microphthalmia transcription factor-- (American journal of pathology, v.155:3, September 1999, pp. 731-738); title: Includes ten offprints (5-7) :; title: Bc12 regulation by the melanocyte master regulator Mitf modulates lineage survival and melanoma cell viability -- (Cell, v.109, June 14, 2002, pp. 707-718); title: Oncogene-dependent regulation of caspase activation by p53 protein in a cell-free system -- (Journal of biological chemistry, v.273:43, October 23, 1998, pp. 28378-28383); title: Essential role for caspase-8 in transcription-independent apoptosis triggered by p53-- (Journal of biological chemistry, v.275:49, December 8, 2000, pp. 38905-38911); title: Includes ten offprints (8-10) :; title: Loss of matrix adhesion triggers rapid transformation-selective apoptosis in fibroblasts -- (Journal of cell biology, v.138:4, August 25, 1997, pp. 901-911); title: Distinct mathematical behavior of apoptotic versus non-apoptotic tumor cell death -- (International journal of radiation oncology, biology, and physics -- (v.43:3, 1999, pp. 601-605); title: DNA bending and the curious case of Fos/Jun -- Gaël McGill and David E. Fisher-- (Chemistry & biology, v.5, February 1998, pp. R29-R38)