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SASH1 regulates melanocyte transepithelial migration through a novel Gαs-SASH1-IQGAP1-E-Cadherin dependent pathway.
Cellular signalling - 1 Jun 2013
Zhou Ding'an, Wei Zhiyun, Deng Shanshan, Wang Teng, Zai Meiqing, Wang Honglian, Guo Luo, Zhang Junyu, Zhong Hailei, He Lin, Xing Qinghe
Abstract excerpt
One important function of melanocytes (MCs) is to produce and transfer melanin to neighbouring keratinocytes (KCs) to protect epithelial cells from UV radiation. The mechanisms regulating the specific migration and localisation of the MC lineage remain unknown. We have found three heterozygous mutations that cause amino acid substitutions in the SASH1 gene in individuals with a kind of dyschromatosis. In...
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