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SLC45A2 gene

Known as: solute carrier family 45 member 2, OCA4, AIM-1 
This gene is involved in melanocyte differentiation.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
FtsK actively segregates sister chromosomes in Escherichia coli
Bacteria use the replication origin-to-terminus polarity of their circular chromosomes to control DNA transactions during the… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Slc45a2 and V‐ATPase are regulators of melanosomal pH homeostasis in zebrafish, providing a mechanism for human pigment evolution and disease
We present here the positional cloning of the Danio rerio albino mutant and show that the affected gene encodes Slc45a2. The… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
In vivo organization of the FtsZ‐ring by ZapA and ZapB revealed by quantitative super‐resolution microscopy
In most bacterial cells, cell division is dependent on the polymerization of the FtsZ protein to form a ring‐like structure (Z… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Genomic analyses reveal global functional alterations that promote tumor growth and novel tumor suppressor genes in natural killer-cell malignancies
Natural killer (NK)-cell malignancies are among the most aggressive lymphoid neoplasms with very poor prognosis. We performed… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Birth prevalence and mutation spectrum in danish patients with autosomal recessive albinism.
PURPOSE The study was initiated to investigate the mutation spectrum of four OCA genes and to calculate the birth prevalence in… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Recent advances in genetic analyses of oculocutaneous albinism types 2 and 4.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) gene controls melanosome maturation and size.
PURPOSE The authors took advantage of the Oa1 mutant mouse in combination with other albinism mouse models (i.e., Tyrosinase and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A mutation in the MATP gene causes the cream coat colour in the horse
In horses, basic colours such as bay or chestnut may be partially diluted to buckskin and palomino, or extremely diluted to cream… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Tyrosinase processing and intracellular trafficking is disrupted in mouse primary melanocytes carrying the underwhite (uw) mutation. A model for oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) type 4
Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) type 4 is a newly identified human autosomal recessive hypopigmentary disorder that disrupts… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Schizosaccharomyces pombe ste11+ encodes a transcription factor with an HMG motif that is a critical regulator of sexual development.
Schizosaccharomyces pombe ste11 encodes a member of the family of HMG-box proteins. Its transcript is induced in response to… 
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