中文摘要：

色素细胞是动物体内产生色素的一类特化细胞,不仅为动物提供不同的体表颜色及斑纹,还具有防止生物体免受紫外线伤害等功能.本研究概述了色素细胞的分布、发育分化以及这一过程中受到的基因调控,并概述了干细胞分化为黑色素细胞的研究进展.

英文摘要：

Chromatophores are specialized cells found in animals that provide different coat colors and pigment patterns.Moreover,melanocytes protect skin from ultraviolet rays.This review summarizes the pigment patterns,development and differentiation of melanocytes,and gene regulation in these processes.In the end,we review the research progress toward stem cell induced melanocytes.