Fig. 1: Timeline of key milestone in melanosome research.
From: Emerging perspectives on the selective autophagy of melanosomes: melanophagy
This timeline highlights pivotal advances in the study of melanosomes, from the initial morphological description of pigment cells in the 1840s to discoveries related to melanosome biogenesis, maturation and transport. Advances in the 2010s have shed light on the regulation of melanosome homeostasis. More recently, studies have begun to explore the role of melanophagy in the context of pigmentary disorders.
