The role of primary cilia in the development and disease of the retina

Organogenesis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-85

  Wheway, Gabrielle ^a   Parry, David A ^a   Johnson, Colin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliopathy; Inherted retinal conditions; Intraflagellar transport; Photoreceptor development; Primary cilia; Retina

Indexed keywords

ARL3 PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; KINESIN; KINESIN 2; LEBERCILLIN; PERIPHERIN; PROTEIN; PROTOCADHERIN 15; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AXONEME; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR OUTER SEGMENT; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; REVIEW; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

CILIA; HUMANS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84901476399     PISSN: 15476278     EISSN: 15558592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/org.26710     Document Type: Review

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