Gertrude‐E. Costin

Tyrosinase processing and intracellular trafficking is disrupted in mouse primary melanocytes carrying the <i>underwhite</i> (<i>uw</i>) mutation. A model for oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) type 4

Gertrude‐E. Costin, Julio C. Valencia, Wilfred D. Vieira et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2003 · 169 citations · Full text

Oca2 Melanocytes, Type 4, Molecular Biology +17

The Etiology of Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) Type II: The Pink Protein Modulates the Processing and Transport of Tyrosinase

Kazutomo Toyofuku, Julio C. Valencia, Tsuneto Kushimoto et al. · Pigment Cell Research · 2002 · 139 citations

Oculocutaneous Albinism, Tyrosinase Activities, Signal Transduction +15

The Melanosome: An Ideal Model to Study Cellular Differentiation

Tsuneto Kushimoto, Julio C. Valencia, Gertrude‐E. Costin et al. · Pigment Cell Research · 2003 · 87 citations

Developmental Biology, Cell Division, Biochemistry +15

Mutations in dopachrome tautomerase (Dct) affect eumelanin/pheomelanin synthesis, but do not affect intracellular trafficking of the mutant protein

Gertrude‐E. Costin, Julio C. Valencia, Kazumasa Wakamatsu et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2005 · 76 citations · Full text

Regulation of melanocortin 1 receptor expression at the mRNA and protein levels by its natural agonist and antagonist

François Rouzaud, Jean‐Philippe Annereau, Julio C. Valencia et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2003 · 51 citations

Cellular Physiology, Signaling Pathway, Promoter Structure +18