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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lo Cicero A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4491833 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Nature communications 20150624
Cells secrete extracellular vesicles (EVs), exosomes and microvesicles, which transfer proteins, lipids and RNAs to regulate recipient cell functions. Skin pigmentation relies on a tight dialogue between keratinocytes and melanocytes in the epidermis. Here we report that exosomes secreted by keratinocytes enhance melanin synthesis by increasing both the expression and activity of melanosomal proteins. Furthermore, we show that the function of keratinocyte-derived exosomes is phototype-dependent ...[more]