melanocyte

Known as: Melanocytes 
Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Oncogenic Braf induces melanocyte senescence and melanoma in mice.
We show here that inducible expression of Braf(V600E) off the endogenous Braf gene in mouse melanocytes stimulates skin… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Gene therapy with human and mouse T-cell receptors mediates cancer regression and targets normal tissues expressing cognate antigen.
Gene therapy of human cancer using genetically engineered lymphocytes is dependent on the identification of highly reactive T… (More)
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Melanocyte biology and skin pigmentation
Melanocytes are phenotypically prominent but histologically inconspicuous skin cells. They are responsible for the pigmentation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
BRAFE600-associated senescence-like cell cycle arrest of human naevi
Most normal mammalian cells have a finite lifespan, thought to constitute a protective mechanism against unlimited proliferation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mechanisms of hair graying: incomplete melanocyte stem cell maintenance in the niche.
Hair graying is the most obvious sign of aging in humans, yet its mechanism is largely unknown. Here, we used melanocyte-tagged… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Melanin pigmentation in mammalian skin and its hormonal regulation.
Cutaneous melanin pigment plays a critical role in camouflage, mimicry, social communication, and protection against harmful… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Bcl2 Regulation by the Melanocyte Master Regulator Mitf Modulates Lineage Survival and Melanoma Cell Viability
Kit/SCF signaling and Mitf-dependent transcription are both essential for melanocyte development and pigmentation. To identify… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Melanocyte Destruction after Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy of Melanoma
Current strategies for the immunotherapy of melanoma include augmentation of the immune response to tumor antigens represented by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A biomarker that identifies senescent human cells in culture and in aging skin in vivo.
Normal somatic cells invariably enter a state of irreversibly arrested growth and altered function after a finite number of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor
THE genetic loci agouti and extension control the relative amounts of eumelanin (brown–black) and phaeomelanin (yellow–red… (More)
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