ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
PMEL17	Melanocytes lineage-specific antigen gp100
MART-1	Melanoma antigen recognized by T cell-1
GPNMB	Glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein b
TYR	Tyrosinase
TYRP1	Tyrosinase-related protein-1
TYRP2	Tyrosinase-related protein-2
BLOCs	Biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complexes
AP-1	Activator protein 1
MLPH	Melanophilin
MYO5A	Myosin-Va
RAB27A	Ras-related protein Rab27A
MITF	Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
PAMPs	Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PRRs	Pattern-recognition receptors
TLRs	Toll-like receptors;
NLRs	NOD-like receptors
RLRs	Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response protein-88
TAM	Tyro3, Axl, and Mer receptors
NF-κβ	Nuclear factor kappa-B
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
IL	Interleukin
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
IKK	IκB kinase
JAK-STAT	Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription
MAPKs	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MKK	MAPK kinase
MKKK	MAPK kinase kinase
Erk1/2	Etxracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
UVR	Ultraviolet radiation
TNFR	Tumor necrosis factor receptor
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PGF2α	Prostaglandin F2α
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
PKA	Protein kinase A
NK cell	Natural killer cell
NKT cell	Natural killer T cell
Th	T helper cell
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
PAX3	Paired box protein Pax-3
SOX10	Sex-determining region Y-box 10
KIT	Stem cell growth factor receptor (CD117)
SCF	Stem cell growth factor
EDN	Endothelin
NGF	Nerve growth factor
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
α-MSH	α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
MLPH	melanophilin
CREB	cAMP responsive-element binding protein
SIK	Salt-inducible kinase
CRTC	CREB-regulated transcription coactivator
MITF-M	Melanocytes-specific MITF isoform