[Motor proteins and pigmentation].
One essential part of the process of skin pigmentation comprises the production of melanosomes, the melanin-containing organelles, and correct transport towards their target cells, the keratinocytes. In this overview the molecular mechanisms of these processes are discussed in view of a number of pigmentation syndromes.
Naeyaert
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Dienst Huidziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis RUG De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent.
Lambert
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Westbroek
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D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008544:Melanocytes; D020460:Melanosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
D002352:Carrier Proteins