NEW! 2006 Impact factor 4.288

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

The official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies and the Society for Melanoma Research

Edited by:
Colin R. Goding

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 45/156 (Cell Biology); 2/41 (Dermatology)
Impact Factor: 4.288

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Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research publishes manuscripts on all aspects of pigment cells including development, cell and molecular biology, genetics, diseases of pigment cells including melanoma. Papers that provide insights into the causes and progression of melanoma including the process of metastasis and invasion, proliferation, senescence, apoptosis or gene regulation are especially welcome, as are papers that use the melanocyte system to answer questions of general biological relevance. Papers that are purely descriptive or make only minor advances to our knowledge of pigment cells or melanoma in particular are not suitable for this journal.

Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research is the official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS) and the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR).

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TopHighlights

Review virtual issue:
This virtual issue is a compilation of all the review articles published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research since the launch of the journal.
Visit the virtual issue here.

The definition and assessment of vitiligo: a consensus report of the Vitiligo European Task Force
Alain Taïeb and Mauro Picardo on behalf of the other VETF members
Editorial: A colourful first 20 years
Colin Goding

Highly-Cited:
The following articles are currently the top 25 most cited articles published in 2004. Click on the titles to read articles for free online:

1. The Transcription Network Regulating Melanocyte Development and Melanoma
   Keith W. Vance and Colin R. Goding
2. Tanning Devices - Fast Track to Skin Cancer?
   Antony R. Young
3. Direct Interaction of Sox10 with the Promoter of Murine Dopachrome Tautomerase (Dct) and Synergistic Activation of Dct Expression with Mitf
   Zhongxian Jiao, Ramin Mollaaghababa, William J. Pavan, Anthony Antonellis, Eric D. Green and Thomas J. Hornyak
4. Ion-Exchange and Adsorption of Fe(III) by Sepia Melanin
   Yan Liu, Lian Hong, Valerie R. Kempf, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito and John D. Simon
5. Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation of Melanocytes in Human Skin and in Pigmentary Disorders
   Genji Imokawa
6. A Transgenic Mouse Model with Inducible Tyrosinase Gene Expression Using the Tetracycline (Tet-on) System Allows Regulated Rescue of Abnormal Chiasmatic Projections Found in Albinism
   Estela Giménez, Alfonso Lavado, Patricia Giraldo, Patricia Cozar, Glen Jeffery and Lluís Montoliu
7. The Neuromelanin of Human Substantia Nigra: Physiological and Pathogenic Aspects
   Fabio A. Zucca, Giuseppe Giaveri, Mario Gallorini, Alberto Albertini, Marco Toscani, Gianni Pezzoli, Ralph Lucius, Henrik Wilms, David Sulzer, Shosuke Ito, Kazumasa Wakamatsu and Luigi Zecca
8. Genetics and Evolution of Pigment Patterns in Fish
   Robert N. Kelsh
9. Association of HLA Class I Antigens and HLA Class II Alleles with Vitiligo in a Turkish Population
   Halİs Bülent Taştan, Ahmet Akar, Funda Elf Orkunoğlu, Ercan Arca and Al İnal
10. Population Differences in the Frequency of the Agouti Signaling Protein g.8818A>G Polymorphism
    Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, Saarene Panossian, Serigne M. Gueye, Mohamed Jalloh, David Ofori-Adjei and Peter A. Kanetsky
11. Association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene I/D Polymorphism of Vitiligo in Korean Population
    Sheng-Yu Jin, Hyun-Ho Park, Guang-Zhe Li, Hee-Jae Lee, Mee-Suk Hong, Seung-Jae Hong, Hun-Kuk Park, Joo-Ho Chung and Mu-Hyoung Lee
12. Agonist-Independent, High Constitutive Activity of the Human Melanocortin 1 Receptor
    Jesús Sánchez-Más, Christa Hahmann, Ineke Gerritsen, José C García-Borrón and Celia Jiménez-Cervantes
13. The Melanosome as a Model to Study Organelle Motility in Mammals
    Duarte C. Barral and Miguel C. Seabra
14. Comparative Expression of NFκB Proteins in Melanocytes of Normal Skin vs. Benign Intradermal Naevus and Human Metastatic Melanoma Biopsies
    Susan E. McNulty, Raul del Rosario, Dazhi Cen, Frank L. Meyskens Jr and Sun Yang
15. Correction of Defective Early Tyrosinase Processing by Bafilomycin A1 and Monensin in Pink-Eyed Dilution Melanocytes
    Kun Chen, Ljiljana Minwalla, Li Ni and Seth J. Orlow
16. Functional Genomics Tools for the Analysis of Zebrafish Pigment
    Michael A. Pickart, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Aubrey L. Nielsen, Sabitha Shriram, Richard A. King and Stephen C. Ekker
17. Spotlight on Spotted Mice: A Review of White Spotting Mouse Mutants and Associated Human Pigmentation Disorders
    Laura L. Baxter, Ling Hou, Stacie K. Loftus and William J. Pavan
18. During Human Melanoma Progression AP-1 Binding Pairs are Altered with Loss of c-Jun In Vitro
    Sun Yang, Susan McNulty and Frank L. Meyskens Jr
19. Melatonin, Melatonin Receptors and Melanophores: A Moving Story
    David Sugden, Kathryn Davidson, Kate A. Hough and Muy-Teck The
20. 25-Hydroxycholesterol Acts in the Golgi Compartment to Induce Degradation of Tyrosinase
    Andrea M. Hall, Lalitha Krishnamoorthy and Seth J. Orlow
21. Clinical and Histopathological Characterization of Cutaneous Melanomas in the Melanoblastoma-Bearing Libechov Minipig Model
    Silvia Vincent-Naulleau, Catherine Le Chalony, Jean-Jacques Leplat, Stéphan Bouet, Christiane Bailly, Alain Spatz, Philippe Vielh, Marie-Françoise Avril, Yves Tricaud, Joseph Gruand, Vratislav Horak, Gérard Frelat and Claudine Geffrotin
22. On the Etiology of Contact/Occupational Vitiligo
    Raymond E. Boissy and Prashiela Manga
23. Difference in Pathogenesis Between Vitiligo Vulgaris and Halo Nevi Associated with Vitiligo is Supported by an HLA Association Study
    Hannah C. de Vijlder, Wiete Westerhof, Geziena M. Th. Schreuder, Peter de Lange and Frans H. J. Claas
24. Expression of THR1, a 1,3,8-Trihydroxynaphthalene Reductase Gene Involved in Melanin Biosynthesis in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Bipolaris oryzae, is Enhanced by Near-Ultraviolet Radiation
    Junichi Kihara, Akihiro Moriwaki, Machiko Ito, Sakae Arase and Yuichi Honda
25. A Dominant Negative Mutant of Microphthalmia Transcription Factor (MITF) Lacking Two Transactivation Domains Suppresses Transcription Mediated by Wild Type MITF and a Hyperactive MITF Derivative
    Jiri Vachtenheim and Blanka Drdová

Links to other relevant sites
Melanoma International Foundation
Society for Melanoma Research