Human Skin Model Containing Melanocytes: Essential Role of Keratinocyte Growth Factor for Constitutive Pigmentation—Functional Response to α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone and Forskolin

KGF Promotes Paracrine Activation of the SCF/c-KIT Axis from Human Keratinocytes to Melanoma Cells

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Skin tissue engineering — In vivo and in vitro applications

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Expression and signaling of the tyrosine kinase FGFR2b/KGFR regulates phagocytosis and melanosome uptake in human keratinocytes

(2010) Francesca Belleudi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

The fibroblast-derived paracrine factor neuregulin-1 has a novel role in regulating the constitutive color and melanocyte function in human skin

(2010) W. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Artificial skin in perspective: concepts and applications

(2010) Carla A. Brohem et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

The role of keratinocyte growth factor in melanogenesis: a possible mechanism for the initiation of solar lentigines

(2009) Nannan Chen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY

Production of the Soluble Form of KIT, s-KIT, Abolishes Stem Cell Factor-Induced Melanogenesis in Human Melanocytes

(2008) Shinya Kasamatsu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Dickkopf 1 (DKK1) regulates skin pigmentation and thickness by affecting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in keratinocytes

(2007) Yuji Yamaguchi et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Melanosome Transfer Promoted by Keratinocyte Growth Factor in Light and Dark Skin-Derived Keratinocytes

(2007) Giorgia Cardinali et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY