Slc7a11 Modulated by POU2F1 is Involved in Pigmentation in Rabbit
Solute carrier family 7 member 11 ( ) is a cystine/glutamate xCT transporter that controls the production of pheomelanin pigment to change fur and skin color in animals. Previous studies have found that skin expression levels of varied significantly with fur color in Rex rabbits. However, the molecu...
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Published in | International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 20; no. 10; p. 2493 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
MDPI AG
20.05.2019
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Summary: | Solute carrier family 7 member 11 (
) is a cystine/glutamate xCT transporter that controls the production of pheomelanin pigment to change fur and skin color in animals. Previous studies have found that skin expression levels of
varied significantly with fur color in Rex rabbits. However, the molecular regulation mechanism of
in pigmentation is unknown. Here, rabbit melanocytes were first isolated and identified. The distribution and expression pattern of
was confirmed in skin from rabbits with different fur colors.
affected the expression of pigmentation related genes and thus affected melanogenesis. Meanwhile,
decreased melanocyte apoptosis, but inhibition of
enhanced apoptosis. Furthermore, the
protein was found to bind to the -713 to -703 bp region of
promoter to inhibit its activity in a dual-luciferase reporter and site-directed mutagenesis assay. This study reveals the function of the
in melanogenesis and provides in-depth analysis of the mechanism of fur pigmentation. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Current affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, 48 South University Ave Yangzhou, Yangzhou 225009, China. |
ISSN: | 1422-0067 1661-6596 1422-0067 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijms20102493 |