Melanosomal pH, pink locus protein and their roles in melanogenesis [3]

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 386-387

  Brilliant, Murray ^a   Gardner, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BAFILOMYCIN A1; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; MELANIN; MONENSIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYRP1; PROTON PUMP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ALGORITHM; CELL LINE; CELL ORGANELLE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GOLGI COMPLEX; ION TRANSPORT; LETTER; LYSOSOME; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0035723047     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202X.2001.01462.x     Document Type: Letter

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