# melanin and skin pigmentation

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/melanin-and-skin-pigmentation/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the genetics, regulation, and adaptive significance of melanin pigmentation in mammalian skin, including its role in UV damage protection, hormonal regulation, and conditions such as vitiligo. It covers a wide range of topics from the molecular mechanisms of melanogenesis to the evolutionary and adaptive aspects of skin coloration. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | t11144 |
| Works | 107 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 107.

- [Epiluminescence Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Doubtful Melanocytic Skin Lesions](https://scholariq.org/papers/epiluminescence-microscopy-for-the-diagnosis-of-doubtful-melanocytic-skin/)
- [Molecular cloning, expression, and gene localization of a fourth melanocortin receptor](https://scholariq.org/papers/molecular-cloning-expression-and-gene-localization-of-a-fourth-melanocortin/)
- [Molecular cloning of a novel melanocortin receptor.](https://scholariq.org/papers/molecular-cloning-of-a-novel-melanocortin-receptor/)
- [Regulatory T Cells in Skin Facilitate Epithelial Stem Cell Differentiation](https://scholariq.org/papers/regulatory-t-cells-in-skin-facilitate-epithelial-stem-cell-differentiation/)
- [An ultraviolet-radiation-independent pathway to melanoma carcinogenesis in the red hair/fair skin background](https://scholariq.org/papers/an-ultraviolet-radiation-independent-pathway-to-melanoma-carcinogenesis-in-the/)
- [Malignant Melanoma in the 21st Century, Part 1: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Screening, Prevention, and Diagnosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/malignant-melanoma-in-the-21st-century-part-1-epidemiology-risk-factors/)
- [Malignant Melanoma in the 21st Century, Part 1: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Screening, Prevention, and Diagnosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/malignant-melanoma-in-the-21st-century-part-1-epidemiology-risk-factors-2/)
- [Transcriptional regulation of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene by leptin and melanocortin signaling](https://scholariq.org/papers/transcriptional-regulation-of-the-thyrotropin-releasing-hormone-gene-by-leptin/)
- [The Impact of In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Lentigo Maligna and Equivocal Pigmented and Nonpigmented Macules of the Face](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-impact-of-in-vivo-reflectance-confocal-microscopy-on-the-diagnostic-accuracy/)
- [Axenfeld–Rieger syndrome and spectrum of PITX2 and FOXC1 mutations](https://scholariq.org/papers/axenfeld-rieger-syndrome-and-spectrum-of-pitx2-and-foxc1-mutations/)
- [Skin Lesion Segmentation and Multiclass Classification Using Deep Learning Features and Improved Moth Flame Optimization](https://scholariq.org/papers/skin-lesion-segmentation-and-multiclass-classification-using-deep-learning/)
- [Melanosomes Are Transferred from Melanocytes to Keratinocytes through the Processes of Packaging, Release, Uptake, and Dispersion](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanosomes-are-transferred-from-melanocytes-to-keratinocytes-through-the/)
- [Association between functional polymorphism in EGF gene and malignant melanoma](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-between-functional-polymorphism-in-egf-gene-and-malignant-melanoma/)
- [α-Melanocortin and Endothelin-1 Activate Antiapoptotic Pathways and Reduce DNA Damage in Human Melanocytes](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanocortin-and-endothelin-1-activate-antiapoptotic-pathways-and-reduce-dna/)
- [The number and distribution of benign pigmented moles (melanocytic naevi) in a healthy British population](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-number-and-distribution-of-benign-pigmented-moles-melanocytic-naevi-in-a/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 44.

- [Molecular cloning, expression, and gene localization of a fourth melanocortin receptor](https://scholariq.org/papers/molecular-cloning-expression-and-gene-localization-of-a-fourth-melanocortin/)
- [An ultraviolet-radiation-independent pathway to melanoma carcinogenesis in the red hair/fair skin background](https://scholariq.org/papers/an-ultraviolet-radiation-independent-pathway-to-melanoma-carcinogenesis-in-the/)
- [Melanosomes Are Transferred from Melanocytes to Keratinocytes through the Processes of Packaging, Release, Uptake, and Dispersion](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanosomes-are-transferred-from-melanocytes-to-keratinocytes-through-the/)
- [α-Melanocortin and Endothelin-1 Activate Antiapoptotic Pathways and Reduce DNA Damage in Human Melanocytes](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanocortin-and-endothelin-1-activate-antiapoptotic-pathways-and-reduce-dna/)
- [Vitiligo and depression: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/vitiligo-and-depression-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-observational/)
- [Dysregulation of melanocyte function by Th17‐related cytokines: significance of Th17 cell infiltration in autoimmune vitiligo vulgaris](https://scholariq.org/papers/dysregulation-of-melanocyte-function-by-th17-related-cytokines-significance-of/)
- [The Vitiligo Impact Patient Scale (VIPs): Development and Validation of a Vitiligo Burden Assessment Tool](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-vitiligo-impact-patient-scale-vips-development-and-validation-of-a-vitiligo/)
- [Melanin content and MC1R function independently affect UVR‐induced DNA damage in cultured human melanocytes](https://scholariq.org/papers/melanin-content-and-mc1r-function-independently-affect-uvr-induced-dna-damage-in/)
- [Prevalence of Vitiligo Among Adults in the United States](https://scholariq.org/papers/prevalence-of-vitiligo-among-adults-in-the-united-states/)
- [The prevalence of psychological comorbidity in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-prevalence-of-psychological-comorbidity-in-people-with-vitiligo-a-systematic/)
- [Psychological disturbances in patients with pigmentary disorders: a cross‐sectional study](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychological-disturbances-in-patients-with-pigmentary-disorders-a-cross/)
- [Optical and photoelectronic properties of melanin](https://scholariq.org/papers/optical-and-photoelectronic-properties-of-melanin/)
- [Raman and optical spectroscopy of eumelanin films](https://scholariq.org/papers/raman-and-optical-spectroscopy-of-eumelanin-films/)
- [Surgical Interventions for Patients With Vitiligo](https://scholariq.org/papers/surgical-interventions-for-patients-with-vitiligo/)
- [Genotypic and Phenotypic Spectrum of Foveal Hypoplasia](https://scholariq.org/papers/genotypic-and-phenotypic-spectrum-of-foveal-hypoplasia/)

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