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SUBMITTER: Dong L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2862104 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dong Liang L Wen Ji J Pier Eric E Zhang Xiao X Zhang Bo B Dong Fangzheng F Ziegler Nick N Mysz Margaret M Armenta Rafael R Cui Rutao R
Cancer research 20100413 9
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) reduces UV-induced DNA damage through the induction of pigmentation. In this study, we provide evidence that MSH also enhances DNA repair in skin keratinocytes by modulating the function of DNA repair molecules. Intracutaneous injection of MSH prevented UV-induced DNA damage in human and mouse skin independent of its effects on melanogenesis. In keratinocytes, MSH bound to the melanocyte melanocortin receptor type 1 and activated adenylate cyclase activity, w ...[more]