Agouti signaling protein inhibits melanogenesis and the response of human melanocytes to α-melanotropin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 838-842

  Suzuki, Itaru ^a,b   Tada, Akihiro ^a,b   Ollmann, Michael M ^c   Barsh, Gregory S ^c   Im, Sungbin ^b   Lamoreux, M Lynn ^d   Hearing, Vincent J ^e   Nordlund, James J ^b   Abdel Malek, Zalfa A ^b  

^a POLA Laboratories   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agouti locus; Extension locus; Melanocortin 1 receptor; Melanogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GENE PRODUCT; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTENSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030970586     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12292572     Document Type: Article

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