Opsin 3 mediates UVA-induced keratinocyte supranuclear melanin cap formation

Yinghua Lan; Wen Zeng; Yu Wang; Xian Dong; Xiaoping Shen; Yangguang Gu; Wei Zhang; Hongguang Lu

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04621-8

Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Opsin 3 mediates UVA-induced keratinocyte supranuclear melanin cap formation

Yinghua Lan,
Wen Zeng,
Yu Wang,
Xian Dong,
Xiaoping Shen,
Yangguang Gu,
Wei Zhang,
Hongguang Lu

Affiliations

Yinghua Lan: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Wen Zeng: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Yu Wang: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Xian Dong: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Xiaoping Shen: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Yangguang Gu: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Wei Zhang: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
Hongguang Lu: Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04621-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The G protein-coupled receptor Opsin 3 is critical for supranuclear cap formation mediated by solar ultraviolet radiation in human epidermal keratinocytes.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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