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Melanosomes

Known as: Melanosome 
A tissue-specific, membrane-bounded cytoplasmic organelle within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes are synthesized in… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (3)

Cellular StructuresCytoplasmic Granulesmelanocyte

Narrower (3)

Eumelanin granulePheomelanin granulemelanosome membrane
MicrobiologicalProcess of secretionaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The tetraspanin CD63 regulates ESCRT-independent and -dependent endosomal sorting during melanogenesis.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Melanosomes at a glance
Melanosomes, the pigment granules that provide tissues with colour and photoprotection, are the cellular site of synthesis… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Melanosomes — dark organelles enlighten endosomal membrane transport
Melanosomes are tissue-specific lysosome-related organelles of pigment cells in which melanins are synthesized and stored… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Distinct Protein Sorting and Localization to Premelanosomes, Melanosomes, and Lysosomes in Pigmented Melanocytic Cells✪
Melanosomes and premelanosomes are lysosome-related organelles with a unique structure and cohort of resident proteins. We have… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Rab27a Regulates the Peripheral Distribution of Melanosomes in Melanocytes
Rab GTPases are regulators of intracellular membrane traffic. We report a possible function of Rab27a, a protein implicated in… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The melanosome: membrane dynamics in black and white
Melanosomes are morphologically and functionally unique organelles within which melanin pigments are synthesized and stored… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The antimicrobial properties of melanocytes, melanosomes and melanin and the evolution of black skin.
  • J. Mackintosh
  • Journal of theoretical biology
  • 2001
  • Corpus ID: 43063914
A biological issue that has not been satisfactorily resolved is the role of melanin in skin and other animal tissues. A… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Visualization of Melanosome Dynamics within Wild-Type and Dilute Melanocytes Suggests a Paradigm for Myosin V Function In Vivo
Unlike wild-type mouse melanocytes, where melanosomes are concentrated in dendrites and dendritic tips, melanosomes in dilute… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
THE MELANOSOME: THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE FOR EXPLOSIVE VAPORIZATION AND INTERNAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT DURING PULSED LASER IRRADIATION
Abstract— —The explosive vaporization of melanosomes in situ in skin during pulsed laser irradiation (pulse duration <1 μs) is… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Racial Differences in the Fate of Melanosomes in Human Epidermis
MELANIN pigment in the skin is located in a very small granule, the melanosome1, which is barely visible in the light microscope… 
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