Rab27a: A key to melanosome transport in human melanocytes

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 843-849

  Bahadoran, Philippe ^a   Aberdam, Edith ^a   Mantoux, Frédéric ^a   Buscà, Roser ^a   Bille, Karine ^a   Yalman, Nevin ^b   De Saint Basile, Geneviève ^c   Casaroli Marano, Ricardo ^d   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^b   Ballotti, Robert ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Griscelli syndrome; Melanocytes; Melanosomes; Rab27a; Transport

Indexed keywords

RAB PROTEIN; RAB27A PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL TRANSPORT; GRISCELLI SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSIN TYPE V; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RAB GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; SYNDROME;

EID: 18344388972     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.152.4.843     Document Type: Article

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