Melanins

"Melanins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Insoluble polymers of TYROSINE derivatives found in and causing darkness in skin (SKIN PIGMENTATION), hair, and feathers providing protection against SUNBURN induced by SUNLIGHT. CAROTENES contribute yellow and red coloration.

Descriptor ID	D008543
MeSH Number(s)	D12.125.072.050.875.379 D23.767.620
Concept/Terms	Melanins Melanins Melanin Phaeomelanins Phaeomelanins Allomelanins Allomelanins

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Amino Acids, Cyclic [D12.125.072]
Amino Acids, Aromatic [D12.125.072.050]
Tyrosine [D12.125.072.050.875]
Melanins [D12.125.072.050.875.379]
Biological Factors [D23]
Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
Melanins [D23.767.620]

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Bar chart showing 31 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2015 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	0	2	2
2006	1	1	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	3	0	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	3	0	3
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	0	1

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Roldan-Kalil J, Zueva L, Alves J, Tsytsarev V, Sanabria P, Inyushin M. Amount of Melanin Granules in Human Hair Defines the Absorption and Conversion to Heat of Light Energy in the Visible Spectrum. Photochem Photobiol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 99(4):1092-1096.

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Baker RP, Chrissian C, Stark RE, Casadevall A. Cryptococcus neoformans melanization incorporates multiple catecholamines to produce polytypic melanin. J Biol Chem. 2022 01; 298(1):101519.

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Batai K, Cui Z, Arora A, Shah-Williams E, Hernandez W, Ruden M, Hollowell CMP, Hooker SE, Bathina M, Murphy AB, Bonilla C, Kittles RA. Genetic loci associated with skin pigmentation in African Americans and their effects on vitamin D deficiency. PLoS Genet. 2021 02; 17(2):e1009319.

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Chrissian C, Camacho E, Kelly JE, Wang H, Casadevall A, Stark RE. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy identifies three classes of lipids in Cryptococcus neoformans melanized cell walls and whole fungal cells. J Biol Chem. 2020 10 30; 295(44):15083-15096.

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Teteh DK, Dawkins-Moultin L, Hooker S, Hernandez W, Bonilla C, Galloway D, LaGroon V, Santos ER, Shriver M, Royal CDM, Kittles RA. Genetic ancestry, skin color and social attainment: The four cities study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237041.

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Chrissian C, Camacho E, Fu MS, Prados-Rosales R, Chatterjee S, Cordero RJB, Lodge JK, Casadevall A, Stark RE. Melanin deposition in two Cryptococcus species depends on cell-wall composition and flexibility. J Biol Chem. 2020 02 14; 295(7):1815-1828.

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Camacho E, Vij R, Chrissian C, Prados-Rosales R, Gil D, O'Meally RN, Cordero RJB, Cole RN, McCaffery JM, Stark RE, Casadevall A. The structural unit of melanin in the cell wall of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. J Biol Chem. 2019 07 05; 294(27):10471-10489.

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Chatterjee S, Prados-Rosales R, Tan S, Phan VC, Chrissian C, Itin B, Wang H, Khajo A, Magliozzo RS, Casadevall A, Stark RE. The melanization road more traveled by: Precursor substrate effects on melanin synthesis in cell-free and fungal cell systems. J Biol Chem. 2018 12 28; 293(52):20157-20168.

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Biland?ija H, Laslo M, Porter ML, Fong DW. Melanization in response to wounding is ancestral in arthropods and conserved in albino cave species. Sci Rep. 2017 12 07; 7(1):17148.

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Camacho E, Chrissian C, Cordero RJB, Liporagi-Lopes L, Stark RE, Casadevall A. N-acetylglucosamine affects Cryptococcus neoformans cell-wall composition and melanin architecture. Microbiology (Reading). 2017 Nov; 163(11):1540-1556.

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