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the role of adrenergic beta receptors for skin pigmentation

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Investigating <strong>the</strong> function <strong>of</strong> Adrenergic Receptor (ADR)<br />

– applying siRNA technique to B16 melanoma cells<br />

• Knocked down 9 ADR genes with siRNA and measure melanin syn<strong>the</strong>sis<br />

in B16 melanoma cell<br />

Melanocyte<br />

melanosome<br />

Ø<br />

Melanin Production<br />

Genome<br />

Nucleus<br />

ADR<br />

mRNA<br />

Small interfering (si) RNA<br />

<strong>for</strong> <strong>adrenergic</strong> receptor<br />

genes interfere ADR gene<br />

expression

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