Here, we review melanocyte development and how the embryonic melanoblast, although
specified to become a melanocyte, is prone to cellular plasticity and is not fully committed to …

Melanoblasts are a particular type of cell that displays extensive cellular proliferation during
development to contribute to the skin. There are only a few melanoblast founders, initially …

Melanins are biopigments ubiquitous in flora and fauna, exhibiting a range of interesting
functional properties such as UV-Vis photoprotection, thermoregulation, hydration …

Melanosomes of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) have many vision supporting functions.
Melanosome research would benefit from a method to isolate pure and characterized …

The canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway governs a multitude of developmental processes in
various cell lineages, including the melanocyte lineage. Indeed, β-catenin regulates …

Internal organs of ectotherms have melanin‐containing cells that confer different degrees of
coloration to them. Previous experimental studies analyzed their developmental origin, role …

Pigmentation featured millions of years ago and perhaps began with an amoeba frightening
off a predator with some agent such as dopamine to prevent its attachment for phagocytosis …

Amphibians have melanin-containing cells in visceral organs that are similar to pigmentary
cells from the epidermis. Both of them are derived from the ectodermal neural crest …

Abstract Markus Lagus. Molecular mechanisms of sleep and mood. National Institute for
Health and Welfare (THL), Research 100. 156 pages. Helsinki, Finland 2013. ISBN 978-952 …

Skin pigmentation is dependent on cellular processes including melanosome biogenesis,
transport, maturation and transfer to keratinocytes. However, how the cells finely control …