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  1. Regulation of melanocyte stem cell behavior by the niche microenvironment

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, April 2018, Wiley

    Ling Hou, Huirong Li

  2. Regulation of cell proliferation in the retinal pigment epithelium: Differential regulation of the death-associated protein like-1 DAPL1 by alternative MITF splice forms

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, December 2017, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  3. The T-Box Transcription Factor TBX2 Regulates Cell Proliferation in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

    Article • Current Eye Research, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Ling Hou

  4. Epilation induces hair and skin pigmentation through an EDN3/EDNRB-dependent regenerative response of melanocyte stem cells

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Nature

    Ling Hou

  5. Sox10 regulates skin melanocyte proliferation by activating the DNA replication licensing factor MCM5

    Article • Journal of Dermatological Science, March 2017, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  6. DAPL1, a susceptibility locus for age-related macular degeneration, acts as a novel suppressor of cell proliferation in the retinal pigment epithelium

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ling Hou

  7. The transcription factor TBX2 regulates melanogenesis in melanocytes by repressing Oca2

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ling Hou

  8. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor regulates the visual cycle genes Rlbp1 and Rdh5 in the retinal pigment epithelium

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2016, Nature

    Ling Hou

  9. MITF and cell migration: opposing signals, similar outcome

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, January 2016, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  10. Does a Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor–Pigment Epithelium–Derived Factor Axis Exist in All Types of Pigment Cells?

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  11. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor/T-box factor-2 axis acts through Cyclin D1 to regulate melanocyte proliferation

    Article • Cell Proliferation, October 2015, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  12. Receptor tyrosine kinase Kit action in skin melanocytes: is it exclusively cell autonomous?

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, September 2015, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  13. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor regulates skin melanoblast migration by repressing the melanoma cell adhesion molecule

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, September 2015, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  14. Regulation of pigmentation by microRNAs: MITF-dependent microRNA-211 targets TGF-βreceptor 2

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, January 2015, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  15. BMP4 is required for the initial expression of MITF in melanocyte precursor differentiation from embryonic stem cells

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, January 2014, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  16. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor acts through PEDF to regulate RPE cell migration

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, February 2012, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  17. Allele-specific genetic interactions between Mitf and Kit affect melanocyte development

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, March 2010, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  18. All roads lead to melanocytes

    Article • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, January 2010, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  19. Transcriptional and signaling regulation in neural crest stem cell-derived melanocyte development: do all roads lead to Mitf?

    Article • Cell Research, November 2008, Nature

    Ling Hou

  20. The Secreted Metalloprotease ADAMTS20 Is Required for Melanoblast Survival

    Article • PLoS Genetics, February 2008, PLOS

    Ling Hou

  21. Interspecies difference in the regulation of melanocyte development by SOX10 and MITF

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Ling Hou

  22. Genetic evidence does not support direct regulation of EDNRB by SOX10 in migratory neural crest and the melanocyte lineage

    Article • Mechanisms of Development, February 2006, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  23. Cell-autonomous and cell non-autonomous signaling through endothelinreceptor B during melanocyte development

    Article • Development, June 2004, The Company of Biologists

    Ling Hou

  24. Complementation of melanocyte development in SOX10 mutant neural crest using lineage-directed gene transfer

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, January 2003, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  25. Mitf and Tfe3, two members of the Mitf-Tfe family of bHLH-Zip transcription factors, have important but functionally redundant roles in osteoclast development

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2002, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Ling Hou

  26. Analysis of SOX10 Function in Neural Crest-Derived Melanocyte Development: SOX10-Dependent Transcriptional Control of Dopachrome Tautomerase

    Article • Developmental Biology, September 2001, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  27. Effects of Local Tissue Environment on the Differentiation of Neural Crest Cells in Turtle, with Special Reference to Understanding the Spatial Distribution of Pigment Cells

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, April 1999, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  28. Characterization and Subcellular Localization of Human Pmel 17/silver, a 100-kDa (Pre)Melanosomal Membrane Protein Associated With 5,6,-Dihydroxyindole-2-Carboxylic Acid (DHICA) Converting Activity

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, April 1996, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  29. Turtle Lung Cells Produce a Melanization-Stimulating Activity That Promotes Melanocytic Differentiation of Avian Neural Crest Cells

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, April 1995, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  30. Structural Organization of the Human Tyrosinase Gene and Sequence Analysis and Characterization of its Promoter Region

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, May 1994, Elsevier

    Ling Hou

  31. Differentiation of reptilian neural crest cells in Vitro

    Article • In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, May 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ling Hou

  32. Differentiation of Extracutaneous Melanocytes in Embryos of the Turtle, Trionyx sinensis japonicus

    Article • Pigment Cell Research, October 1991, Wiley

    Ling Hou

  33. The Genetic Regulation of Pigment Cell Development

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Ling Hou

  34. MITF

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Ling Hou