# Melanosomes Are Transferred from Melanocytes to Keratinocytes through the Processes of Packaging, Release, Uptake, and Dispersion

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/melanosomes-are-transferred-from-melanocytes-to-keratinocytes-through-the/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Hideya Ando,Yoko Niki,Masaaki Ito,Kaoru Akiyama,Mary S. Matsui,Daniel B. Yarosh,Masamitsu Ichihashi |
| Citations | 259 |
| DOI | 10.1038/jid.2011.413 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2066882991 |
| PMID | 22189785 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Masaaki Ito](https://scholariq.org/researchers/masaaki-ito/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Investigative Dermatology](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-investigative-dermatology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [melanin and skin pigmentation](https://scholariq.org/topics/melanin-and-skin-pigmentation/)

## Paper topics

- [melanin and skin pigmentation](https://scholariq.org/topics/melanin-and-skin-pigmentation/)
- [RNA regulation and disease](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-regulation-and-disease/)
- [Connexins and lens biology](https://scholariq.org/topics/connexins-and-lens-biology/)

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