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
1989
Molecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation
Kwon B, Halaban R, Chintamaneni C. Molecular basis of mouse Himalayan mutation. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1989, 161: 252-260. PMID: 2567165, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)91588-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid 420Histidine residuesAmino acidsTemperature-sensitive tyrosinaseCDNA libraryHimalayan miceMouse tyrosinaseInteresting mutantsNucleotide sequenceB proteinMolecular basisTyrosinase geneTyrosinase cDNAArginine residuesTyrosinase moleculesHuman tyrosinaseG changeResiduesMutationsTyrosinaseMutantsCDNAGenesMiceTyrosinase inhibitors
1988
Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus.
Halaban R, Moellmann G, Tamura A, Kwon BS, Kuklinska E, Pomerantz SH, Lerner AB. Tyrosinases of murine melanocytes with mutations at the albino locus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 7241-7245. PMID: 3140237, PMCID: PMC282161, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.19.7241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlbino locusTrans-Golgi networkWild-type melanocytesWild-type strainAbnormal posttranslational modificationsSynthesis of melaninDiminished pigmentationStructural genePosttranslational modificationsMurine melanocytesLocus mutantsKey enzymeLevels of mRNAMutantsKinetics of activationProteolytic cleavageUnstable enzymeEnzymeLociMelanocytesReduced levelsMutationsConfer susceptibilityTyrosinaseLittle enzyme