Skin cells have different functional roles in their respective regions-the basal cell layer is the innermost layer of the epidermis, containing the keratinocytes and melanocytes.

The activity of melanocytes determines skin pigmentation, and is regulated by a tight dialogue with keratinocytes. Here, the authors show that exosomes released by keratinocytes have a direct ...

Melanocytes are not the only cells responsible for differences in skin coloration. New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has shown that some of the most basic cells on the skin’s ...

The mechanisms that keratinocytes and melanocytes utilize to interact with each other and promote the growth of melanoma tumor cells, however, have remained unclear.

We postulated that cross-talk between keratinocytes and melanocytes may contribute to the pigmentation response of skin to UV radiation," explains Dr. Cui.

Keratinocytes are surface skin cells that make up about 96 percent of the skin’s outer layer (epidermis). The cells give the skin structural integrity and protect the body from infection.

Since melanocytes are deeply embedded within a population of keratinocytes, White, Tagore, and colleagues asked whether communication between melanocytes and keratinocytes was involved in the ...

As keratinocytes construct hairs, neighboring melanocytes manufacture a pigment called melanin, which is delivered to the keratinocytes in little packages called melanosomes.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — When medical interventions fail, melanocyte keratinocyte transplantation may be the most advanced procedural option for vitiligo, according to a speaker at South Beach ...