Mechanisms of protein delivery to melanosomes in pigment cells.
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چکیده
Vertebrate pigment cells in the eye and skin are useful models for cell types that use specialized endosomal trafficking pathways to partition cargo proteins to unique lysosome-related organelles such as melanosomes. This review describes current models of protein trafficking required for melanosome biogenesis in mammalian melanocytes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physiology
دوره 27 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012