Ferritin H subunit gene is specifically expressed in melanophore precursor-derived white pigment cells in which reflecting platelets are formed from stage II melanosomes in the periodic albino mutant of Xenopus laevis.

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"White pigment cells" are derived from melanophore precursors and contain both melanophore-specific and iridophore-specific pigment organelles. Whereas melanophores differentiate in the wild type regenerating tail, white pigment cells appear in the regenerating tail in the periodic albino mutant (a(p)/a(p)) of Xenopus laevis. The localization and density of white pigment cells in the mutant regenerating tail are...

Topics

• Animals
• Apoferritins
• Blood Platelets
• Cells, Cultured
• Melanophores
• Melanosomes
• Mutation
• Xenopus laevis