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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS

Term:cellular pigmentation
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Accession:GO:0033059 term browser browse the term
Definition:The deposition or aggregation of coloring matter in a cell.


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cellular pigmentation term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Pomc proopiomelanocortin involved_in ISO
IEA		 (PMID:9620771)
GO_REF:0000107		 RGD
Ensembl		 PMID:9620771 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr 6:26,939,844...26,945,666
Ensembl chr 6:26,939,837...26,945,664 		JBrowse link
endosome to melanosome transport term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Ankrd27 ankyrin repeat domain 27 involved_in ISO (MGI:5607516|PMID:21187829) RGD PMID:21187829 MGI:5607516 NCBI chr 1:88,251,216...88,303,615
Ensembl chr 1:88,251,226...88,303,615 		JBrowse link
G Ap1g1 adaptor related protein complex 1 subunit gamma 1 involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774) RGD PMID:22511774 NCBI chr19:37,744,633...37,831,134
Ensembl chr19:37,744,633...37,829,167 		JBrowse link
G Ap1m1 adaptor related protein complex 1 subunit mu 1 involved_in ISO
IEA		 (PMID:19841138)
GO_REF:0000107		 RGD
Ensembl		 PMID:19841138 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr16:17,586,886...17,602,410
Ensembl chr16:17,584,730...17,602,403 		JBrowse link
G Ap3d1 adaptor related protein complex 3 subunit delta 1 involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774) RGD PMID:22511774 NCBI chr 7:8,970,249...9,005,651
Ensembl chr 7:8,970,291...9,005,643 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s3 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex-1, subunit 3 involved_in ISO (PMID:17182842) RGD PMID:17182842 NCBI chr 1:79,155,873...79,158,247
Ensembl chr 1:79,155,693...79,158,505 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s5 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 1 subunit 5 involved_in ISO (PMID:17182842) RGD PMID:17182842 NCBI chr17:26,171,965...26,197,276
Ensembl chr17:26,172,018...26,197,251 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s6 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 1 subunit 6 involved_in ISS
ISO		 GO_REF:0000024
(PMID:17182842)		 UniProt
RGD		 PMID:17182842 GO_REF:0000024 NCBI chr 3:109,816,397...109,826,528
Ensembl chr 3:109,816,366...109,828,308 		JBrowse link
G Cd63 Cd63 molecule involved_in ISO
IEA
ISS		 (PMID:21962903)
GO_REF:0000107
GO_REF:0000024		 RGD
Ensembl
UniProt		 PMID:21962903 GO_REF:0000024 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr 7:1,325,108...1,340,447
Ensembl chr 7:1,325,103...1,399,178 		JBrowse link
G Rab32 RAB32, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774) RGD PMID:22511774 NCBI chr 1:4,946,193...4,961,003
Ensembl chr 1:4,945,036...4,960,934 		JBrowse link
G Rab38 RAB38, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774) RGD PMID:22511774 NCBI chr 1:142,182,566...142,262,923
Ensembl chr 1:142,182,556...142,262,924 		JBrowse link
establishment of melanosome localization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Rab17 RAB17, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (MGI:5487521|PMID:21291502) RGD PMID:21291502 MGI:5487521 NCBI chr 9:91,552,924...91,566,759
Ensembl chr 9:91,553,464...91,566,451 		JBrowse link
melanosome assembly term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Abcb6 ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 6 involved_in ISO
ISS		 (PMID:29940187)
GO_REF:0000024		 RGD
UniProt		 PMID:29940187 GO_REF:0000024 NCBI chr 9:76,668,554...76,677,263
Ensembl chr 9:76,668,554...76,676,924 		JBrowse link
G Hps1 HPS1, biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 3 subunit 1 involved_in ISO
IBA		 (PMID:23084991)
GO_REF:0000033		 RGD
GO_Central		 PMID:23084991 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr 1:241,551,180...241,577,292
Ensembl chr 1:241,551,175...241,577,268 		JBrowse link
G Hps4 HPS4, biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 3 subunit 2 involved_in ISO
IBA		 (PMID:23084991)
GO_REF:0000033		 RGD
GO_Central		 PMID:23084991 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr12:44,264,037...44,294,791
Ensembl chr12:44,264,037...44,294,632 		JBrowse link
G Rab32 RAB32, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774), (PMID:23084991) RGD PMID:22511774 PMID:23084991 NCBI chr 1:4,946,193...4,961,003
Ensembl chr 1:4,945,036...4,960,934 		JBrowse link
G Rab38 RAB38, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (PMID:22511774), (PMID:23084991) RGD PMID:22511774 PMID:23084991 NCBI chr 1:142,182,566...142,262,923
Ensembl chr 1:142,182,556...142,262,924 		JBrowse link
melanosome localization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Gpr143 G protein-coupled receptor 143 involved_in ISO (PMID:19717472) RGD PMID:19717472 NCBI chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,720
Ensembl chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,715 		JBrowse link
G Mlph melanophilin acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856674 (PMID:11886590), (PMID:11887186), (PMID:14730011) RGD PMID:11886590 PMID:11887186 PMID:14730011 NCBI chr 9:91,507,410...91,542,984
Ensembl chr 9:91,507,591...91,542,983 		JBrowse link
G Mreg melanoregulin involved_in ISO (MGI:5447858|PMID:22940130) RGD PMID:22940130 MGI:5447858 NCBI chr 9:73,786,727...73,842,081
Ensembl chr 9:73,787,267...73,842,087 		JBrowse link
G Myo5a myosin VA acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856004 (PMID:11266470), (PMID:14730011), (PMID:8962090) RGD PMID:8962090 PMID:11266470 PMID:14730011 NCBI chr 8:75,811,985...75,980,049
Ensembl chr 8:75,812,412...75,975,918 		JBrowse link
G Rab27a RAB27A, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (PMID:15357836) RGD PMID:15357836 NCBI chr 8:73,782,730...73,836,630
Ensembl chr 8:73,782,694...73,847,829 		JBrowse link
G Vps33a VPS33A core subunit of CORVET and HOPS complexes involved_in ISO
IEA		 (PMID:15790593)
GO_REF:0000107		 RGD
Ensembl		 PMID:15790593 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr12:33,024,596...33,051,399
Ensembl chr12:33,024,650...33,051,393 		JBrowse link
G Vps33b VPS33B, late endosome and lysosome associated involved_in ISO (PMID:15790593) RGD PMID:15790593 NCBI chr 1:134,223,967...134,247,232
Ensembl chr 1:134,223,949...134,246,970 		JBrowse link
melanosome organization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Ap1m1 adaptor related protein complex 1 subunit mu 1 involved_in ISO
IEA		 (PMID:19841138)
GO_REF:0000107		 RGD
Ensembl		 PMID:19841138 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr16:17,586,886...17,602,410
Ensembl chr16:17,584,730...17,602,403 		JBrowse link
G Ap3b1 adaptor related protein complex 3 subunit beta 1 involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 ISO (PMID:11452004), (PMID:19841138)
(PMID:9931340)		 RGD PMID:9931340 PMID:11452004 PMID:19841138 NCBI chr 2:25,600,069...25,800,937
Ensembl chr 2:25,600,040...25,800,935 		JBrowse link
G Apoe apolipoprotein E involved_in ISO
IEA
ISS		 (PMID:26387950)
GO_REF:0000107
GO_REF:0000024
(MGI:6830356|PMID:26387950)		 RGD
Ensembl
UniProt		 PMID:26387950 GO_REF:0000024 GO_REF:0000107 MGI:6830356 NCBI chr 1:79,353,924...79,357,852
Ensembl chr 1:79,353,916...79,357,932 		JBrowse link
G Asip agouti signaling protein involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IEA
IBA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000107
GO_REF:0000033
GO_REF:0000118
MGI:1855937 (PMID:9548375)		 Ensembl
GO_Central
TreeGrafter
RGD		 PMID:9548375 GO_REF:0000033 GO_REF:0000107 GO_REF:0000118 NCBI chr 3:143,473,584...143,561,170
Ensembl chr 3:143,555,696...143,561,171 		JBrowse link
G Bace2 beta-secretase 2 involved_in ISO (PMID:23754390)
(MGI:5495053|PMID:23754390)		 RGD PMID:23754390 MGI:5495053 NCBI chr11:36,707,447...36,789,550
Ensembl chr11:36,707,458...36,789,546 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s3 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex-1, subunit 3 acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1857021 (PMID:15265785) RGD PMID:15265785 NCBI chr 1:79,155,873...79,158,247
Ensembl chr 1:79,155,693...79,158,505 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s4 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 1 subunit 4 acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:2449643 (PMID:11110696) RGD PMID:11110696 NCBI chr14:74,043,025...74,044,325
Ensembl chr14:74,043,015...74,044,531 		JBrowse link
G Gpr143 G protein-coupled receptor 143 involved_in ISO
IBA		 (PMID:19717472)
GO_REF:0000033		 RGD
GO_Central		 PMID:19717472 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,720
Ensembl chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,715 		JBrowse link
G Kif13a kinesin family member 13A involved_in ISO (PMID:19841138) RGD PMID:19841138 NCBI chr17:17,766,597...17,948,517
Ensembl chr17:17,766,597...17,943,615 		JBrowse link
G Lyst lysosomal trafficking regulator acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1855968|MGI:3620573 (PMID:16518687), (PMID:4634048) RGD PMID:4634048 PMID:16518687 NCBI chr17:86,241,384...86,443,501
Ensembl chr17:86,241,384...86,443,480 		JBrowse link
G Pikfyve phosphoinositide kinase, FYVE-type zinc finger containing involved_in ISO
IBA		 (PMID:29584722)
GO_REF:0000033
(MGI:6152906|PMID:29584722)		 RGD
GO_Central		 PMID:29584722 GO_REF:0000033 MGI:6152906 NCBI chr 9:66,563,747...66,657,873
Ensembl chr 9:66,563,727...66,657,868 		JBrowse link
G Pmel premelanosome protein involved_in ISO
IBA		 (PMID:11694580)
GO_REF:0000033		 RGD
GO_Central		 PMID:11694580 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr 7:1,138,202...1,148,735
Ensembl chr 7:1,138,586...1,148,746 		JBrowse link
G Rab29 RAB29, member RAS oncogene family involved_in IBA GO_REF:0000033 GO_Central GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr13:43,307,757...43,313,420
Ensembl chr13:43,307,775...43,313,417 		JBrowse link
G Rab38 RAB38, member RAS oncogene family involved_in IBA GO_REF:0000033 GO_Central GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr 1:142,182,566...142,262,923
Ensembl chr 1:142,182,556...142,262,924 		JBrowse link
G Shroom2 shroom family member 2 involved_in ISS
ISO		 GO_REF:0000024
(MGI:3710716|PMID:16987870)		 UniProt
RGD		 PMID:16987870 GO_REF:0000024 MGI:3710716 NCBI chr  X:21,812,469...21,983,724
Ensembl chr  X:21,812,469...21,984,153 		JBrowse link
G Tyrp1 tyrosinase-related protein 1 involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IBA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000033
MGI:1855960 (PMID:9548375)		 GO_Central
RGD		 PMID:9548375 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr 5:95,280,982...95,299,516
Ensembl chr 5:95,280,982...95,299,516 		JBrowse link
melanosome transport term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Asip agouti signaling protein involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IEA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000107
MGI:1855937 (PMID:9548375)		 Ensembl
RGD		 PMID:9548375 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr 3:143,473,584...143,561,170
Ensembl chr 3:143,555,696...143,561,171 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s3 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex-1, subunit 3 involved_in ISO (PMID:17182842) RGD PMID:17182842 NCBI chr 1:79,155,873...79,158,247
Ensembl chr 1:79,155,693...79,158,505 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s5 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 1 subunit 5 involved_in ISO (PMID:17182842) RGD PMID:17182842 NCBI chr17:26,171,965...26,197,276
Ensembl chr17:26,172,018...26,197,251 		JBrowse link
G Bloc1s6 biogenesis of lysosomal organelles complex 1 subunit 6 involved_in ISO
ISS		 (PMID:17182842)
GO_REF:0000024		 RGD
UniProt		 PMID:17182842 GO_REF:0000024 NCBI chr 3:109,816,397...109,826,528
Ensembl chr 3:109,816,366...109,828,308 		JBrowse link
G Dctn1 dynactin subunit 1 involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IEA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000107
(PMID:22275436)		 Ensembl
RGD		 PMID:22275436 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr 4:115,671,024...115,703,824
Ensembl chr 4:115,661,638...115,703,815 		JBrowse link
G Dctn2 dynactin subunit 2 involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IEA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000107
(PMID:22275436)		 Ensembl
RGD		 PMID:22275436 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr 7:63,092,061...63,107,560
Ensembl chr 7:63,092,057...63,108,543 		JBrowse link
G Gpr143 G protein-coupled receptor 143 involved_in ISO (PMID:19717472) RGD PMID:19717472 NCBI chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,720
Ensembl chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,715 		JBrowse link
G Map2k1 mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 1 IDA positive regulation of bidirectional melanosome transport along microtubules RGD PMID:15753041 RGD:2293208 NCBI chr 8:64,683,449...64,754,900
Ensembl chr 8:64,683,449...64,755,147 		JBrowse link
G Mreg melanoregulin involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IBA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000033
(PMID:22275436)		 GO_Central
RGD		 PMID:22275436 GO_REF:0000033 NCBI chr 9:73,786,727...73,842,081
Ensembl chr 9:73,787,267...73,842,087 		JBrowse link
G Myo5a myosin VA acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856004|MGI:1858077 (PMID:11266473), (PMID:24721909), (PMID:9133672), (PMID:9548375) RGD PMID:9133672 PMID:9548375 PMID:11266473 PMID:24721909 NCBI chr 8:75,811,985...75,980,049
Ensembl chr 8:75,812,412...75,975,918 		JBrowse link
G Rab11a RAB11a, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISS
IEA
IBA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000024
GO_REF:0000118
GO_REF:0000033
GO_REF:0000107
(MGI:5487521|PMID:21291502)		 UniProt
TreeGrafter
GO_Central
Ensembl
RGD		 PMID:21291502 GO_REF:0000024 GO_REF:0000033 GO_REF:0000107 GO_REF:0000118 MGI:5487521 NCBI chr 8:65,223,698...65,246,461
Ensembl chr 8:65,222,949...65,246,525 		JBrowse link
G Rab11b RAB11B, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISS
ISO		 GO_REF:0000024
(MGI:5487521|PMID:21291502)		 UniProt
RGD		 PMID:21291502 GO_REF:0000024 MGI:5487521 NCBI chr 7:14,521,448...14,534,589
Ensembl chr 7:14,521,368...14,534,593 		JBrowse link
G Rab17 RAB17, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (MGI:5487521|PMID:21291502) RGD PMID:21291502 MGI:5487521 NCBI chr 9:91,552,924...91,566,759
Ensembl chr 9:91,553,464...91,566,451 		JBrowse link
G Rab1a RAB1A, member RAS oncogene family involved_in ISO (MGI:5526918|PMID:22854043) RGD PMID:22854043 MGI:5526918 NCBI chr14:94,422,219...94,448,799
Ensembl chr14:94,415,275...94,448,248 		JBrowse link
G Rab27a RAB27A, member RAS oncogene family acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856656 (PMID:11266473) RGD PMID:11266473 NCBI chr 8:73,782,730...73,836,630
Ensembl chr 8:73,782,694...73,847,829 		JBrowse link
pigment granule localization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Myo7a myosin VIIA acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856716|MGI:2155422 (PMID:14609561), (PMID:14978221), (PMID:15572405) RGD PMID:14609561 PMID:14978221 PMID:15572405 NCBI chr 1:152,342,611...152,414,171
Ensembl chr 1:152,344,448...152,414,157 		JBrowse link
G Rab27a RAB27A, member RAS oncogene family acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856656 (PMID:14978221), (PMID:15572405) RGD PMID:14978221 PMID:15572405 NCBI chr 8:73,782,730...73,836,630
Ensembl chr 8:73,782,694...73,847,829 		JBrowse link
pigment granule maturation term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Cd63 Cd63 molecule involved_in ISO
ISS		 (PMID:21962903)
GO_REF:0000024		 RGD
UniProt		 PMID:21962903 GO_REF:0000024 NCBI chr 7:1,325,108...1,340,447
Ensembl chr 7:1,325,103...1,399,178 		JBrowse link
pigment granule organization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Bcl2 BCL2, apoptosis regulator involved_in
acts_upstream_of_or_within		 IEA
ISO		 GO_REF:0000107
MGI:2158305 (PMID:8758925)		 Ensembl
RGD		 PMID:8758925 GO_REF:0000107 NCBI chr13:22,689,783...22,853,920
Ensembl chr13:22,684,989...22,853,743
Ensembl chr13:22,684,989...22,853,743 		JBrowse link
G Lyst lysosomal trafficking regulator acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1855968 (PMID:1278263) RGD PMID:1278263 NCBI chr17:86,241,384...86,443,501
Ensembl chr17:86,241,384...86,443,480 		JBrowse link
pigment granule transport term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Myo7a myosin VIIA acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856716|MGI:2155422 (PMID:15572405), (PMID:9620764) RGD PMID:9620764 PMID:15572405 NCBI chr 1:152,342,611...152,414,171
Ensembl chr 1:152,344,448...152,414,157 		JBrowse link
G Rab27a RAB27A, member RAS oncogene family acts_upstream_of_or_within ISO MGI:1856656 (PMID:15572405) RGD PMID:15572405 NCBI chr 8:73,782,730...73,836,630
Ensembl chr 8:73,782,694...73,847,829 		JBrowse link
positive regulation of melanosome transport term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Cdh3 cadherin 3 involved_in ISO (PMID:23334344) RGD PMID:23334344 NCBI chr19:34,393,596...34,444,084
Ensembl chr19:34,393,727...34,444,084 		JBrowse link
regulation of melanosome organization term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Gpr143 G protein-coupled receptor 143 involved_in ISO (MGI:3813974|PMID:18697795) RGD PMID:18697795 MGI:3813974 NCBI chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,720
Ensembl chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,715 		JBrowse link
G Zeb2 zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 involved_in ISO (MGI:5574413|PMID:24769727) RGD PMID:24769727 MGI:5574413 NCBI chr 3:29,214,581...29,344,890
Ensembl chr 3:29,218,301...29,345,157 		JBrowse link
regulation of melanosome transport term browser
Symbol Object Name Qualifiers Evidence Notes Source PubMed Reference(s) RGD Reference(s) Position
G Gpr143 G protein-coupled receptor 143 involved_in ISO (MGI:3813974|PMID:18697795) RGD PMID:18697795 MGI:3813974 NCBI chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,720
Ensembl chr  X:22,002,914...22,027,715 		JBrowse link
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  biological_process 20413
    pigmentation 108
      cellular pigmentation 44
        cellular pigment accumulation + 10
        pigment granule localization + 20
        pigment granule organization + 22
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