Transcriptional activation of tyrosinase gene by human placental sphingolipid

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Saha, Bidisha ^a   Singh, Suman Kumar ^a   Sarkar, Chinmoy ^a   Mallick, Shampa ^a   Bera, Rabindranath ^a   Bhadra, Ranjan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

B16f10 melanoma; Melanogenesis; Placental sphingolipid; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CERAMIDE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MELANIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PLACENTAL SPHINGOLIPID; PROTEIN; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOSINE 1 PHOSPHATE; SPHINGOSYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MELANOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646542025     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-006-7931-5     Document Type: Article

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