"Melanocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Mammalian pigment cells that produce MELANINS, pigments found mainly in the EPIDERMIS, but also in the eyes and the hair, by a process called melanogenesis. Coloration can be altered by the number of melanocytes or the amount of pigment produced and stored in the organelles called MELANOSOMES. The large non-mammalian melanin-containing cells are called MELANOPHORES.
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D008544
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.436.613
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanocytes" by people in Profiles.
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A UVB-responsive common variant at chromosome band 7p21.1 confers tanning response and melanoma risk via regulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, AHR. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 09 02; 108(9):1611-1630.
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Cell-type-specific meQTLs extend melanoma GWAS annotation beyond eQTLs and inform melanocyte gene-regulatory mechanisms. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 09 02; 108(9):1631-1646.
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Massively parallel reporter assays of melanoma risk variants identify MX2 as a gene promoting melanoma. Nat Commun. 2020 06 01; 11(1):2718.
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Cell-type-specific eQTL of primary melanocytes facilitates identification of melanoma susceptibility genes. Genome Res. 2018 11; 28(11):1621-1635.
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An ancestral role for Semaphorin3F-Neuropilin signaling in patterning neural crest within the new vertebrate head. Development. 2018 07 26; 145(14).
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Loci associated with skin pigmentation identified in African populations. Science. 2017 11 17; 358(6365).
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A common intronic variant of PARP1 confers melanoma risk and mediates melanocyte growth via regulation of MITF. Nat Genet. 2017 Sep; 49(9):1326-1335.
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A Transcriptionally Inactive ATF2 Variant Drives Melanomagenesis. Cell Rep. 2016 05 31; 15(9):1884-92.
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An interaction proteomics survey of transcription factor binding at recurrent TERT promoter mutations. Proteomics. 2016 Feb; 16(3):417-26.
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Soluble adenylyl cyclase antibody profile as a diagnostic adjunct in the assessment of pigmented lesions. Arch Dermatol. 2012 Mar; 148(3):335-44.