Kazunori Urabe

A second tyrosinase-related protein, TRP-2, is a melanogenic enzyme termed DOPAchrome tautomerase.

Katsuhiko Tsukamoto, Ian J. Jackson, Kazunori Urabe et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1992 · 562 citations · Full text

Second Tyrosinase-related Protein, Signal Transduction, Biochemistry +4

Tyrosinase related protein 1 (TRP1) functions as a DHICA oxidase in melanin biosynthesis.

Takeshi Kobayashi, Kazunori Urabe, Alison J. Winder et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1994 · 473 citations · Full text

Melanin Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis, Cellular Enzymology +8

Mitogenic and melanogenic stimulation of normal human melanocytes by melanotropic peptides.

Zalfa Abdel‐Malek, Viki B. Swope, Itaru Suzuki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1995 · 376 citations · Full text

Dermatology, Cellular Physiology, Tyrosinase Activity +16

A new enzymatic function in the melanogenic pathway. The 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid oxidase activity of tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP1).

Celia Jiménez‐Cervantes, Francisco Solano, Takeshi Kobayashi et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 272 citations · Full text

Reductive Stress, Molecular Physiology, Biochemistry +13

Ectopic expression of MITF, a gene for Waardenburg syndrome type 2, converts fibroblasts to cells with melanocyte characteristics

Masayoshi Tachibana, Kazuhisa Takeda, Yoshitaka Nobukuni et al. · Nature Genetics · 1996 · 252 citations · Full text

Fibrosis, Converts Fibroblasts, Disease Mechanism +6