2004
Melanin acts as a potent UVB photosensitizer to cause an atypical mode of cell death in murine skin
Takeuchi S, Zhang W, Wakamatsu K, Ito S, Hearing VJ, Kraemer KH, Brash DE. Melanin acts as a potent UVB photosensitizer to cause an atypical mode of cell death in murine skin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 15076-15081. PMID: 15477596, PMCID: PMC524044, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0403994101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYellow miceTerminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nickTUNEL-positive cellsActive caspase-3Sunburn cellsPositive cellsBlack miceSkin cancerCongenic miceMurine skinDUTP nickDNA strand breaksMiceEpidermal sheetsHair folliclesAbility of melaninCaspase-3Sensitivity of individualsApoptosisLesionsUVA radiationRed hairCell deathHair shaftSunlight UV radiation
1985
Photoreactivation of Escherichia coli reverses umuC induction by UV light
Brash DE, Haseltine WA. Photoreactivation of Escherichia coli reverses umuC induction by UV light. Journal Of Bacteriology 1985, 163: 460-463. PMID: 2991189, PMCID: PMC219144, DOI: 10.1128/jb.163.2.460-463.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original Research