Visualization of the melanosome transfer-inhibition in a mouse epidermal cell co-culture model

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-253

  Kim, Hae Jong ^a   Kazi, Julhash U ^a   Lee, You Ree ^a   Nguyen, Dung H ^a   Lee, Hyang Bok ^a   Shin, Jeong Hyun ^b   Soh, Jae Won ^a   Kim, Eun Ki ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Keratinocyte; Melanin; Melanocyte; Niacinamide; Pigmentation; Transfer

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NICOTINAMIDE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LABELING; CELL TRANSFER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EPIDERMIS CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOSOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 73649095131     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000337     Document Type: Article

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