Violet light down-regulates the expression of specific differentiation markers through Rhodopsin in normal human epidermal keratinocytes.

Several recent reports have demonstrated that photoreceptors are expressed in human skin. The rod and cone photoreceptor-like proteins are expressed in human skin and rhodopsin, long wavelength-opsin, and short wavelength-opsin are also present in cultured murine melanocytes. Furthermore, the photop...

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Main Authors: Hyoung-June Kim, Eui Dong Son, Ji-Yong Jung, Hyun Choi, Tae Ryong Lee, Dong Wook Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3775733?pdf=render