developmental stage:Expression in poorly metastatic melanoma cell lines; no expression in highly metastatic melanoma cell lines.,function:Could be a melanogenic enzyme.,similarity:Belongs to the Pmel-17/NMB family.,similarity:Contains 1 PKD domain.,subcellular location:Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV.,tissue specificity:Not restricted to the melanocytic lineage.,
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Melanosome membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Early endosome membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. .
Widely expressed, but very low expression, if any, in the brain (PubMed:12609765, PubMed:16609006). Expressed in the epidermis with higher levels in melanocytes compared with keratinocytes and Langerhans cells (at protein level) (PubMed:29336782). Expressed in peripheral blood, but not bone marrow mononuclear cells (PubMed:12609765). Expressed in tissue macrophages, including liver Kuppfer cells and lung alveolar macrophages, in podocytes and in some cells of the ciliary body of the eye (at protein level) (PubMed:16489096). May be overexpressed in various cancers, including melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme (PubMed:7814155, PubMed:16489096, PubMed:16609006).
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