Melanosomal dynamics assessed with a live-cell fluorescent melanosomal marker.

Melanocytes present in skin and other organs synthesize and store melanin pigment within membrane-delimited organelles called melanosomes. Exposure of human skin to ultraviolet radiation (UV) stimulates melanin production in melanosomes, followed by transfer of melanosomes from melanocytes to neighb...

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Main Authors: Jan M Bruder, Zachary A Pfeiffer, Jonathan M Ciriello, Diana M Horrigan, Nadine L Wicks, Benjamin Flaherty, Elena Oancea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3425493?pdf=render