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Zalfa A Abdel-Malek

Author PubWeight™ 17.65‹?›

Top papers

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1 alpha-Melanocortin and endothelin-1 activate antiapoptotic pathways and reduce DNA damage in human melanocytes. Cancer Res 2005 1.58
2 Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions in the skin: increased expression of dickkopf1 by palmoplantar fibroblasts inhibits melanocyte growth and differentiation. J Cell Biol 2004 1.56
3 Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype: an important determinant of the damage response of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation. FASEB J 2010 1.23
4 Melanin content and MC1R function independently affect UVR-induced DNA damage in cultured human melanocytes. Pigment Cell Res 2006 1.20
5 Human melanocortin 1 receptor variants, receptor function and melanocyte response to UV radiation. J Cell Sci 2002 1.19
6 MC1R and the response of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation. Mutat Res 2005 1.18
7 Cutaneous photobiology. The melanocyte vs. the sun: who will win the final round? Pigment Cell Res 2003 1.07
8 Regulation of the human melanocortin 1 receptor expression in epidermal melanocytes by paracrine and endocrine factors and by ultraviolet radiation. Pigment Cell Res 2002 1.07
9 Defining MC1R regulation in human melanocytes by its agonist α-melanocortin and antagonists agouti signaling protein and β-defensin 3. J Invest Dermatol 2012 1.01
10 Mitogen- and ultraviolet-B-induced signaling pathways in normal human melanocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2002 0.94
11 Significance of the melanocortin 1 receptor in the DNA damage response of human melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2014 0.94
12 Cutaneous photoprotection and melanoma susceptibility: reaching beyond melanin content to the frontiers of DNA repair. Front Biosci 2006 0.92
13 Influence of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and ultraviolet radiation on the transfer of melanosomes to keratinocytes. FASEB J 2001 0.87
14 Regulation of constitutive and UVR-induced skin pigmentation by melanocortin 1 receptor isoforms. FASEB J 2006 0.85
15 Endothelin-1 protects human melanocytes from UV-induced DNA damage by activating JNK and p38 signalling pathways. Exp Dermatol 2015 0.79
16 Agouti signal protein: crossing the 'yellow' signal and arriving to pathways that affect tumorgenesis. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 2009 0.76
17 Walking in the footsteps of giants: melanocortins and human pigmentation, a historical perspective. Pigment Cell Res 2007 0.76