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melanosome transport

The directed movement of melanosomes into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. [GOC:ln]
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2018
2018
Investigating the role of proteins in melanosome transport
The specialized epidermal cells produce melanin within the organelles referred to as melanosomes. These melanosomes are believed… 
2018
2018
Investigation of the role and binding partner of Prohibitin on melanosome transport in melanocytes
Rab27a, Melanophilin (Mlph), and Myosin Va (Myo Va) are key proteins that regulate the process of melanosome transport in… 
2017
2017
Deficiency in kinesin-1 recruitment to melanosomes precludes it from facilitating their centrifugal transport
Microtubules and F-actin, and associated motor proteins, are considered to play complementary roles in longand short-range… 
2013
2013
Acoustic detection of melanosome transport in Xenopus laevis melanophores.
2012
2012
Functional involvement of Rab1A in microtubule-dependent anterograde melanosome transport in melanocytes
Summary Melanosomes are transported to the cell periphery of melanocytes by coordination between bidirectional microtubule… 
2009
2009
Redistribution of Rab27-specific effector Slac2-c, but not Slp4-a, after isoproterenol-stimulation in rat parotid acinar cells.
2009
2009
Redistribution of small GTP-binding protein, Rab27B, in rat parotid acinar cells after stimulation with isoproterenol.
Small GTP-binding protein, Rab27, has been implicated in the regulation of different types of membrane trafficking, including… 
2004
2004
A role for spectrin in dynactin-dependent melanosome transport in Xenopus laevis melanophores.
The bi-directional movement of pigment granules in frog melanophores involves the microtubule-based motors cytoplasmic dynein… 
2004
2004
Missense mutations in the globular tail of myosin-Va in dilute mice partially impair binding of Slac2-a/melanophilin
The well-known coat-color mutant mouse dilute exhibits a defect in melanosome transport, and although various mutations in the… 
1989
1989
THE INVOLVEMENT OF MICROTUBULE ARRAYS IN MELANOSOME TRANSPORT OF MUTANT-TYPE (BdmR) MEDAKA MELANOPHORES : Physiology : Abstracts of papers presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Zoological…
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