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Zebrafish phosvitin-derived peptide Pt5 inhibits melanogenesis via cAMP pathway

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Zebrafish phosvitin-derived peptide Pt5, consisting of the C-terminal 55 residues of phosvitin, has been shown to have an antimicrobial-immunomodulatory activity comparable to phosvitin. Here, we showed clearly that Pt5 had the capacity to inhibit tyrosinase (TYR) activity and melanin biosynthesis, and this inhibition was independent of cell proliferation and cytotoxic effects. Incubation of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled Pt5 with B16F10 melanoma cells revealed that Pt5 was localized in the cytoplasm of the cells. In addition, Pt5 inhibited the expression of TYR, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), tyrosinase-related protein-2 (TRP-2), and microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) in B16F10 melanoma cells and reduced the intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentration in the cells, but it did not affect the cellular contents of pERK1/2 and β-catenin, suggesting that Pt5 regulates melanin biosynthesis via cAMP signaling pathway rather than Wnt and MAPK pathways. Collectively, these data indicate that Pt5 has the potential to be used as a melanogenesis inhibitor in medical and cosmetic industry, a novel role ever reported.

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Abbreviations

cAMP:

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

ERK:

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase

MAPK:

Mitogen-activated protein kinase

MITF:

Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor

TRP:

Tyrosinase-related protein

TYR:

Tyrosinase

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (31372505) and in part by the Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province (ZR2011CZ004).

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  1. Department of Medical Laboratory, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, Hunan, 422000, China

    Yuan-Yuan Liu

  2. Laboratory for Evolution & Development, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Room 205, Ke Xue Guan, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, China

    Yuan-Yuan Liu, Shou-Sheng Liu, Shuang-Shuang Yang, Cheng-Yan Jiang, Yu Zhang & Shicui Zhang

  3. School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China

    Xiu-Rong Su

  4. College of Life Science and Technology, Honghe University, Mengzi, Yunnan, 661100, China

    Cheng-Yan Jiang

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Liu, YY., Su, XR., Liu, SS. et al. Zebrafish phosvitin-derived peptide Pt5 inhibits melanogenesis via cAMP pathway. Fish Physiol Biochem 43, 517–525 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-016-0306-3

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