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Structure of Human Tyrosinase Related Protein 1 Reveals a Binuclear Zinc Active Site Important for Melanogenesis.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 7 Aug 2017
Lai Xuelei, Wichers Harry J, Soler-Lopez Montserrat, Dijkstra Bauke W
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) is one of three tyrosinase-like glycoenzymes in human melanocytes that are key to the production of melanin, the compound responsible for the pigmentation of skin, eye, and hair. Difficulties with producing these enzymes in pure form have hampered the understanding of their activity and the effect of mutations that cause albinism and pigmentation disorders. Herein we show that...
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