"Melanophores" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Chromatophores (large pigment cells of fish, amphibia, reptiles and many invertebrates) which contain melanin. Short term color changes are brought about by an active redistribution of the melanophores pigment containing organelles (MELANOSOMES). Mammals do not have melanophores; however they have retained smaller pigment cells known as MELANOCYTES.
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Melanophores" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Melanophores" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanophores" by people in Profiles.
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Regulation of microtubule-based transport by MAP4. Mol Biol Cell. 2014 Oct 15; 25(20):3119-32.
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On the embryonic origin of adult melanophores: the role of ErbB and Kit signalling in establishing melanophore stem cells in zebrafish. Development. 2013 Mar; 140(5):1003-13.
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Slc45a2 and V-ATPase are regulators of melanosomal pH homeostasis in zebrafish, providing a mechanism for human pigment evolution and disease. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2013 Mar; 26(2):205-17.
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Zebrafish neurofibromatosis type 1 genes have redundant functions in tumorigenesis and embryonic development. Dis Model Mech. 2012 Nov; 5(6):881-94.
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Stimulation of the CLIP-170--dependent capture of membrane organelles by microtubules through fine tuning of microtubule assembly dynamics. Mol Biol Cell. 2011 Nov; 22(21):4029-37.
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CLIP-170-dependent capture of membrane organelles by microtubules initiates minus-end directed transport. Dev Cell. 2009 Sep; 17(3):323-33.
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The dynamic properties of intermediate filaments during organelle transport. J Cell Sci. 2009 Aug 15; 122(Pt 16):2914-23.
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Rapid responses of a melanophore cell line to chemical contaminants in water. J Appl Toxicol. 2009 May; 29(4):346-9.
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colgate/hdac1 Repression of foxd3 expression is required to permit mitfa-dependent melanogenesis. Dev Biol. 2008 Jan 15; 313(2):568-83.
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TRP-ing up melanophores: TRPM7, melanin synthesis, and pigment cell survival. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Aug; 127(8):1855-6.