MYO5A Gene Is a Target of MITF in Melanocytes

Cleidson P Alves; Satoru Yokoyama; Lucas Goedert; Carmen L S Pontes; Josane F Sousa; David E Fisher; Enilza M Espreafico

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2016.11.026

MYO5A Gene Is a Target of MITF in Melanocytes

J Invest Dermatol. 2017 Apr;137(4):985-989. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.11.026. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Authors

Cleidson P Alves¹, Satoru Yokoyama², Lucas Goedert³, Carmen L S Pontes³, Josane F Sousa⁴, David E Fisher⁵, Enilza M Espreafico⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Center for Integrative Systems Biology (CISBi - NAP/USP), and Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA.
² Division of Pathogenic Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Center for Integrative Systems Biology (CISBi - NAP/USP), and Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: DFISHER3@partners.org.
⁶ Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: emesprea@fmrp.usp.br.

PMID: 27939378
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.11.026

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cells, Cultured
Gene Expression Regulation*
Humans
Melanocytes / metabolism*
Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor / physiology*
Myosin Heavy Chains / genetics*
Myosin Type V / genetics*
RNA, Messenger / analysis

Substances

MITF protein, human
Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor
RNA, Messenger
MYO5A protein, human
Myosin Type V
Myosin Heavy Chains

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