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A role for spectrin in dynactin-dependent melanosome transport in Xenopus laevis melanophores

, 2004
The bi-directional movement of pigment granules in frog melanophores involves the microtubule-based motors cytoplasmic dynein, which is responsible for aggregation, and kinesin II and myosin V, which are required for dispersion of pigment.
Wallin, Margareta,, Aspengren, Sara,
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Post-embryonic nerve-associated precursors to adult pigment cells: genetic requirements and dynamics of morphogenesis and differentiation.

PLoS Genetics, 2011
The pigment cells of vertebrates serve a variety of functions and generate a stunning variety of patterns. These cells are also implicated in human pathologies including melanoma.
Erine H Budi, Larissa B Patterson, David M Parichy   +2 more
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Melanophore migration and survival during zebrafish adult pigment stripe development require the immunoglobulin superfamily adhesion molecule Igsf11.

PLoS Genetics, 2012
The zebrafish adult pigment pattern has emerged as a useful model for understanding the development and evolution of adult form as well as pattern-forming mechanisms more generally.
Dae Seok Eom, Shinya Inoue, Larissa B Patterson, Tiffany N Gordon, Rebecca Slingwine, Shigeru Kondo, Masakatsu Watanabe, David M Parichy   +7 more
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The Physiological Response to Light of Scale Melanophores of the Rose Bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus

, 2004
textThe primary color response of scale melanophores from the adult rose (or rosy) bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus was investigated. The intensity of light used for illumination was about 2,000 lux.
868, Ohta, Tomoko, Ohta, Tadayuki, 927
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Heterotypic interactions regulate cell shape and density during color pattern formation in zebrafish

Biology Open, 2016
The conspicuous striped coloration of zebrafish is produced by cell-cell interactions among three different types of chromatophores: black melanophores, orange/yellow xanthophores and silvery/blue iridophores.
Prateek Mahalwar, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Andrey Fadeev, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Uwe Irion   +4 more
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Revealing mitf functions and visualizing allografted tumor metastasis in colorless and immunodeficient Xenopus tropicalis

Communications Biology
Transparent immunodeficient animal models not only enhance in vivo imaging investigations of visceral organ development but also facilitate in vivo tracking of transplanted tumor cells.
Rensen Ran, Lanxin Li, Tingting Xu, Jixuan Huang, Huanhuan He, Yonglong Chen   +5 more
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Signaling for color change in melanophores : and a biosensor application

, 2001
Melanophores are dark brown pigment cells located in the skin of fish, amphibia, reptiles, and many invertebrates. The color of the animal can change via rearrangement of pigment granules, melanosomes, in the cells.
Karlsson, Annika M.
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Height changes associated with pigment aggregation in Xenopus laevis melanophores

, 2004
Melanophores are pigment cells found in the skin of lower vertebrates. The brownish-black pigment melanin is stored in organelles called melanosomes. In response to different stimuli, the cells can redistribute the melanosomes, and thereby change colour.
Magnusson, Karl-Eric,, Sundqvist, Tommy,, Lindroth, Margaretha,, Holmgren-Peterson, Kajsa,, Immerstrand, Charlotte,, Nilsson, Harriet,   +5 more
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Melanophores inside Frogs

International Letters of Natural Sciences, 2018
Melanocytes/melanophores were known for some decades as pigment cells in skin. The origin of these cells in embryogenesis from neural crest cells is actively investigated now. Some melanocytes/melanophores were described inside adult vertebrates. Historically, these internal melanocytes have been largely ignored, until recently.
Elena S. Pshennikova, Anna S. Voronina
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Differential expressions of melanocortin receptor subtypes in melanophores and xanthophores of barfin flounder

, 2010
alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) is a member of the melanocortin (MC) family, and the MC receptor (MCR) is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily.
Schiöth, Helgi B.,, Tsuchiya, Keisuke, Yamanome, Takeshi, Kobayashi, Yuki, Takahashi, Akiyoshi   +4 more
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