Modulation of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor gene expression alters skin pigmentation

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1330-1340

  Lin, C B ^a   Babiarz, L ^a   Liebel, F ^a   Price, E Roydon ^b   Kizoulis, M ^a   Gendimenico, G J ^a   Fisher, D E ^b   Seiberg, Miri ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lipoic acid; Microphthalmia; Pigmentation; Traditional Chinese medicine; Tyrosinase; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGULUS MEMBRANEUS BUNGE EXTRACT; DIHYDROLIPOATE; FORSKOLIN; LUCIFERASE; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; RESVERATROL; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0036915855     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.19615.x     Document Type: Article

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