Comparison of eumelanogenesis and pheomelanogenesis in retinal and follicular melanocytes; role of vesiculo-globular bodies in melanosome differentiation
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Comparison of eumelanogenesis and pheomelanogenesis in retinal and follicular melanocytes; role of vesiculo-globular bodies in melanosome differentiation
Abstract
Vesiculo-globular bodies, 40 nm in diameter, are present in melanosomes. The mode of their involvement in melanosomal differentiation was studied by ultrastructural comparison of eu- and pheomelanogenesis occurring in retinal and follicular melanocytes. We found that the number and distribution of these bodies differ significantly with types of melanogenesis and tissues. They were not affected by physical stimuli nor by embryonic origin of melanocytes. The earliest form of melanosomes is identical in eu- and pheomelanogenesis. The vesiculo-globular bodies are involved in organization of melanosomal constituents. In eumelanogenesis, they are more numerous in feather than in retina and hair. They are least numerous in white hair and pink eyes where melanization is blocked. During melanosomal development, they become associated with melanosomal inner lamellae and their outer surface becomes melanized, but their core is hardly melanized, thus leaving small vesicular structures. In pheomelanogenesis, their number is almost equal in feather and hair. Lamellae are not formed, but these bodies fuse with each other to form an amorphous matrix on complete differentiation of melanosomes.
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