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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 165-171出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2007.10507165
关键词
tyrosinase; Cl-; inhibition kinetics; melanogenesis; SLC 12A4; SLC12A7
Tyrosinase plays a core role in melanogenesis of the various organisms. Therefore, the regulation of the tyrosinase activity is directly related with melanin synthesis. In this study, we investigated the Cl--induced inhibition of human tyrosinase and the potent role of Cl- as a negative regulator in melanogenesis. For the inhibition kinetic studies, human tyrosinase was differently prepared from the TXM13 melanotic cells as well as from cells that had undergone gene transfection. We found that Cl- inhibited tyrosinase in a slope-parabolic competitive manner and tyrosinase gene transfection into HEK293 cell significantly down-regulated the expression levels of solute carrier family 12, member 4 (potassium/chloride, transporters, SLC12A7) and solute carrier family 12, member 7 (potassium/chloride transporters, SLC12A7), which are known to be Cl- transporters. From the results of the inhibition kinetic studies and the Cl- transporter expression level, we suggested that Cl- might act as a potent regulatory factor in melanogenesis. It is worth notice that a high content of Cl- exists physiologically and tyrosinase reacts sensitively to Cl- in a complex interaction manner.
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