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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 22.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Dermatol. 2020 Dec 24;30(4):560–571. doi: 10.1111/exd.14260

Figure 2:

Figure 2:

CRTC regulates the expression of MITF independent of CREB phosphorylation by PKA. CRTC can be sequestered in the cytoplasm via phosphorylation by salt inducible kinase (SIK). SIK inhibitors lead to increased un-phosphorylated CRTC, which can increase MITF expression and melanogenesis.