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ReviewJournal of cell communication and signaling2016

Crosstalk in skin: melanocytes, keratinocytes, stem cells, and melanoma.

Joshua X Wang, Mizuho Fukunaga-Kalabis, Meenhard Herlyn

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Review in Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Life Factors and Melanoma: From the Macroscopic State to the Molecular Mechanism.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  8. Crosstalk in Skin: Loss of Desmoglein 1 in Keratinocytes Inhibits BRAFThe Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025
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  11. Dangerous liaisons: Loss of keratinocyte control over melanocytes in melanomagenesis.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2024
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  12. Contribution of Keratinocytes in Skin Cancer Initiation and Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  17. Skin Cancer Microenvironment: What We Can Learn from Skin Aging?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua X WangThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mizuho Fukunaga-KalabisThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Meenhard HerlynThe Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA. herlynm@wistar.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-0739
The Wistar Institute · US

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Luis J Montaner · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
Targeting the MAP and PI3 Kinase Pathways in MelanomaP01CA114046 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI MURPHY, MAUREEN E. · 2008 to 2023
$37.1M
Targeted Combination Therapy for MelanomaP50CA174523 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI HERLYN, MEENHARD F · 2014 to 2018
$11.1M
The role of genetic susceptibility in melanoma developmentR01CA182890 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI HERLYN, MEENHARD F · 2014 to 2018
$2.1M
Elucidating neural crest-like reprogramming in melanomaR21CA191742 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI FUKUNAGA-KALABIS, MIZUHO · 2015 to 2016
$460k
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA114046NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815NCI NIH HHS P50 CA174523NCI NIH HHS R01 CA182890NCI NIH HHS R21 CA191742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the vertebrate embryo, melanocytes arise from the neural crest, migrate to and colonize the basal layer within the skin and skin appendages. Post-migratory melanocytes are securely attached to the basement membrane, and their morphology, growth, adhesion, and migration are under control of neighboring keratinocytes. Melanoma is a malignant tumor originated from melanocytes or their progenitor cells. During melanocyte transformation and melanoma progression, melanocytes lose their interactions with keratinocytes, resulting in uncontrolled proliferation and invasion of the malignant cells. Melanoma cells at the advanced stages often lack melanocytic features and resemble multipotent progenitors, which are a potential melanocyte reservoir in human skin. In this mini-review, we will summarize findings on cell-cell interactions that are responsible for normal melanocyte homeostasis, stem cell self-renewal, and differentiation. Our ultimate goal is to define molecules and pathways, which are essential for normal cell-cell interactions but deregulated in melanoma formation and progression.

Indexed as

Cell-cell interactionKeratiocyteMelanocyteMelanomaStem cell

Identifiers

PMID27553358
PMCPMC5055506
OpenAlexW2511684231

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