Large-Scale Recombinant Expression and Purification of Human Tyrosinase Suitable for Structural Studies.

Human tyrosinase (TYR) is a glycoprotein that initiates the first two reactions in the melanin biosynthesis pathway. Mutations in its encoding gene cause Oculocutaneous Albinism type I (OCA1), the most severe form of albinism, which is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by reduce...

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Main Authors: Xuelei Lai, Montserrat Soler-Lopez, Harry J Wichers, Bauke W Dijkstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4994950?pdf=render