melanocyte migration

I. Involved cell-cell interactions

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Interactors
Protein name
Directionality
Classification
1KITLG-KITSCF_HUMAN - KIT_HUMANLigand-Receptor

II. Literature review

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Namemelanocyte migration
IDGO_0097324
collection_id

Biological process

Description

The orderly movement of melanocytes from one site to another, often during the development of a multicellular organism. A melanocyte is a pigment cell derived from the neural crest. It contains melanin-filled pigment granules, which give a brown to black appearance.

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