Role of Rab family GTPases and their effectors in melanosomal logistics

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 343-351

  Ohbayashi, Norihiko ^a   Fukuda, Mitsunori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellular logistics; melanocyte; membrane traffic; Rab effector; small GTPase

Indexed keywords

DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MELANOREGULIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RAB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIN FILAMENT; BIOGENESIS; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; MELANOSOME; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITES; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOSOMES; RAB GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84859299744     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvs009     Document Type: Review

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