2002
Coexpression of Wild-Type Tyrosinase Enhances Maturation of Temperature-Sensitive Tyrosinase Mutants
Halaban R, Cheng E, Hebert DN. Coexpression of Wild-Type Tyrosinase Enhances Maturation of Temperature-Sensitive Tyrosinase Mutants. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2002, 119: 481-488. PMID: 12190874, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01824.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type proteinTyrosinase mutantsMutant proteinsGlycosylation-deficient mutantsGlycosylation-deficient formsOculocutaneous albinism 1Wild-type tyrosinaseDevelopment of pigmentsDifferent mutant allelesType I membraneActivity-dependent mannerNonpermissive temperatureMutant allelesEndoplasmic reticulumTypes of mutationsMutantsFunction mutationsCarbohydrate processingMelanin synthesisProteinCoexpressionMelanocytesTyrosinase activityMutationsMaturation
2000
Proper Folding and Endoplasmic Reticulum to Golgi Transport of Tyrosinase Are Induced by Its Substrates, DOPA and Tyrosine*
Halaban R, Cheng E, Svedine S, Aron R, Hebert D. Proper Folding and Endoplasmic Reticulum to Golgi Transport of Tyrosinase Are Induced by Its Substrates, DOPA and Tyrosine*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 276: 11933-11938. PMID: 11124258, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008703200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type tyrosinaseEndoplasmic reticulumProper foldingWild-type proteinMelanoma cellsLoss of pigmentationTyrosinase-positive melanoma cellsGolgi transportType proteinAlbino mutantS proteasomeSubsequent retranslocationMutant formsCatalytic stateEnzymatic activityProteolytic degradationNative formReticulumFoldingProteinTumor-derived antigenic peptidesTyrosinase activitySuppress tyrosinase activityCellsMetabolic changes