title: [Motor proteins and pigmentation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dienst Huidziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis RUG De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Naeyaert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Westbroek
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins