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. 2016 Jan 27;6:19914. doi: 10.1038/srep19914

Figure 3. LC3 activation is required for melanogenesis.

Figure 3

Inhibition of LC3 attenuates melanin synthesis and tyrosinase activity in melanocytes. Melan-a cells were transfected with specific siRNAs for LC3, beclin-1, ATG5, or control siRNA for 24 h and were analyzed by Western blotting after autophagy induction (a,b). Quantification of melanin (c) and tyrosinase activity (d) was performed for each transfected cell line. Results shown are the mean of three independent experiments ± SD. *P < 0.05 versus untreated controls.