Melanocytes in the skin--comparative whole transcriptome analysis of main skin cell types.

Melanocytes possess several functions besides a role in pigment synthesis, but detailed characteristics of the cells are still unclear. We used whole transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) to assess differential gene expression of cultivated normal human melanocytes with respect to keratinocytes, fibrob...

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Main Authors: Paula Reemann, Ene Reimann, Sten Ilmjärv, Orm Porosaar, Helgi Silm, Viljar Jaks, Eero Vasar, Külli Kingo, Sulev Kõks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4278762?pdf=render