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The human non-visual opsin OPN3 regulates pigmentation of epidermal melanocytes through interaction with MC1R
Rana N. Ozdeslik, Lauren E. Olinski, Melissa M. Trieu…·Elena Oancea
This study identifies OPN3 as a negative regulator of melanin production in human epidermal melanocytes through interaction with MC1R, revealing a light-independent function for OPN3.
DOI 10.1101/552851