Table 2 Expression levels of melanin biosynthesis genes.
From: Pathway aberrations of murine melanoma cells observed in Paired-End diTag transcriptomes
Library Gene | B16F1 melanoma cells | Melan-a2 melanocytes | E14 Stem Cell | E17.5 embryo | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | PET counts (cpm) | Â | |||
Tyr | 185 | 798 | 0 | 0 | Tyrosinase precursor; Albino locus protein; Belong to tyrosinase gene family. |
Dct (Tyrp2) | 1468 | 3208 | 0 | 0 | Dopachrome tautomerase precursor; Tyrosinase-related protein 2; Belong to tyrosinase gene family. |
Ddt | 65 | 58 | 44 | 0 | D-dopachrome tautomerase. |
Tyrp1 | 1750 | 2816 | 0 | 0 | 5,6-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) oxidase precursor; Belong to tyrosinase gene family. |
Si | 4751 | 7985 | 125 | 12 | Melanocyte protein Pmel 17 precursor (Silver locus protein). |