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Expression of the tyrosinase-encoding gene in a colorless melanophore mutant of the medaka fish, Oryzias latipes.
Gene - 15 Dec 1994
Inagaki H, Bessho Y, Koga A, Hori H
Abstract excerpt
In the medaka fish Oryzias latipes many mutants for body colors have been isolated. Among them, a colorless melanophore mutant b, carrying b alleles homozygously, has pigmented black eyes but orange-colored skin with amelanotic melanophores, suggesting the presence of a tissue-specific mechanism of melanin formation. To cast light on the molecular basis of the mechanism, we have cloned cDNAs for tyrosinase (Tyr),...
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