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melanin metabolic process
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melanin metabolism
The chemical reactions and pathways involving melanins, pigments largely of animal origin. High molecular weight polymers of indole quinone, they are…
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2017
2017
Suppression of Laccase 2 severely impairs cuticle tanning and pathogen resistance during the pupal metamorphosis of Anopheles sinensis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Minghui Du
,
Zheng-Wen Yan
,
+4 authors
L. Qiao
Parasites & Vectors
2017
Corpus ID: 12062796
BackgroundPhenol oxidases (POs) catalyze the oxidation of dopa and dopamine to melanin, which is crucial for cuticle formation…
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Review
2016
Review
2016
The signaling involved in autophagy machinery in keratinocytes and therapeutic approaches for skin diseases
Li Li
,
Xu Chen
,
H. Gu
Oncotarget
2016
Corpus ID: 5946300
Autophagy is responsible for the lysosomal degradation of proteins, organelles, microorganisms and exogenous particles. Epidermis…
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2012
2012
Activation of autophagic programmed cell death and innate immune gene expression reveals immuno-competence of integumental epithelium in Bombyx mori infected by a dipteran parasitoid
A. Pradeep
,
J. Anitha
,
+6 authors
N. B. Vijayaprakash
Cell and Tissue Research
2012
Corpus ID: 17218218
In insects, the integument forms the primary barrier between the environment and internal milieu, but cellular and immune…
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2004
2004
Catechol-O-methyltransferase in vitiligo
I. Poole
,
R. M. Wijngaard
,
N. Smit
,
J. Oosting
,
W. Westerhof
,
S. Pavel
Archives of Dermatological Research
2004
Corpus ID: 40396988
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is involved in the metabolism of neurotransmitters such as epinephrine, norepinephrine and…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization and implications of estrogenic down-regulation of human catechol-O-methyltransferase gene transcription.
T. Xie
,
S. Ho
,
D. Ramsden
Molecular pharmacology
1999
Corpus ID: 19870576
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT, EC 2.1.1.6) is a ubiquitous enzyme that is crucial to the metabolism of carcinogenic…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Characterization of melanins in human irides and cultured uveal melanocytes from eyes of different colors.
G. Prota
,
D. Hu
,
M. Vincensi
,
S. Mccormick
,
A. Napolitano
Experimental eye research
1998
Corpus ID: 414519
The presence of eumelanin and pheomelanin in irides from eyes of various colors was determined and quantified by a highly…
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1994
1994
O-methylation of L-dopa in melanin metabolism and the presence of catechol-O-methyltransferase in melanocytes.
N. Smit
,
C. Tilgmann
,
+4 authors
S. Pavel
Pigment cell research
1994
Corpus ID: 566823
O-Methylation of L-dopa was investigated as a possible regulatory mechanism in melanin metabolism. The methylation product of L…
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1990
1990
Determination of catechol O-methyltransferase activity in relation to melanin metabolism using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection.
N. Smit
,
S. Pavel
,
A. Kammeyer
,
W. Westerhof
Analytical biochemistry
1990
Corpus ID: 36333984
1982
1982
Ultrastructural, histochemical and biochemical studies of the melanin metabolism in pallid mouse eye.
M. Ito
,
K. Hashimoto
,
D. Organisciak
Current eye research
1982
Corpus ID: 21912820
In an attempt to determine the factors involved in ocular pigment variation, the eyes of pallid mice (c57BL/6J-Pa/Pa), and those…
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Review
1973
Review
1973
Genetic control of melanin metabolism within the melanin unit of mammalian epidermis.
W. C. Quevedo
The Journal of investigative dermatology
1973
Corpus ID: 40919792
In mammalian epidermis, the synthesis of mel anin within melanosomes, the specialized granu lar cytoplasmic organelles of…
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