(*contributed equally to this work) 发布: 2016年04月20日第6卷第8期 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.1794 浏览次数: 9195
评审: Ralph BottcherHsin-Yi ChangAnonymous reviewer(s)
Abstract
Melanocytes produce the melanin pigments in melanosomes and these organelles protect the skin against harmful ultraviolet rays. Tyrosinase is the key cuproenzyme which initiates the pigment synthesis using its substrate amino acid tyrosine or L-DOPA (L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine). Moreover, the activity of tyrosinase directly correlates to the cellular pigmentation. Defects in tyrosinase transport to melanosomes or mutations in the enzyme or reduced intracellular copper levels result in loss of tyrosinase activity in melanosomes, commonly observed in albinism. Here, we describe a method to detect the intracellular activity of tyrosinase in mouse melanocytes. This protocol will visualize the active tyrosinase present in the intracellular vesicles or organelles including melanosomes.
Keywords: Tyrosinase (酪氨酸酶)Materials and Reagents
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Jani, R. A., Nag, S. and Setty, S. R. G. (2016). Visualization of Intracellular Tyrosinase Activity in vitro. Bio-protocol 6(8): e1794. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.1794.
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生物化学 > 蛋白质 > 活性
细胞生物学 > 细胞染色 > 蛋白质
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