Genetic deletion of S-opsin prevents rapid cone degeneration in a mouse model of Leber congenital amaurosis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1755-1763

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Enemchukwu, Nduka O ^a   Jones, Alex ^a   Wang, Shixian ^a   Dennis, Emily ^a   Watt, Carl B ^a   Pugh, Edward N ^b   Fu, Yingbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 CIS RETINAL; CONE OPSIN; LECITHIN RETINOL ACYLTRANSFERASE; S OPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SCOTOPSIN; SHORT-WAVELENGTH OPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; GENE DELETION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; UBIQUITINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

MURINAE; MUS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; GENE DELETION; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; MICE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; ROD OPSINS;

EID: 84936107736     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu588     Document Type: Article

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