Question

4 of the genes involved in the pathway that creates melanin proteins are TYR, TYRP-1, OCA2, and SLC45A2. Using the diagram above, predict what you think will happen directly or indirectly to other parts of the pathway if each is mutated in some way:
TYR:
TYRP-1:
OCA2:
SLC45A2:

Answer 1

4 of the genes involved in the pathway that creates melanin proteins are TYR, TYRP-1, OCA2 and SLC45A2, if mutations occur, they can produce yellow, red, black and brown pigments.

Mutated in some way

1. TYR:Red/yellow pigment
2. TYRP-1: Brown/ black pigment
3. OCA2: Brown/ black pigmen
4. SLC45A2: Brown/ black pigmen

Melanin proteins

Melanin is a protein produced from tyrosine (an essential amino acid) by specialized cells called melanocytes. This pigment is normally brown, and its main function is to protect DNA against the harmful action of radiation emitted by the sun.

Melanocytes have a globule-shaped cytoplasm from which extensions emerge that run towards the surface of the epidermis. On their way, the extensions enter cells called keratinocytes and introduce the pigment inside them. The melanocyte and keratinocyte association is called the epidermal-melanic unit and is normally formed by only one melanocyte and more than thirty keratinocytes.

With this information, we can say that some mutations in melanin proteins can cause pigmentation that is different from normal.

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