Aberrant protein trafficking in retinal degenerations: The initial phase of retinal remodeling

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 150, Issue , 2016, Pages 71-80

  Bales, Katie L ^a   Gross, Alecia K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Protein trafficking; Retinal remodeling; Retinitis pigmentosa; Rhodopsin; Transition zone cilia

Indexed keywords

BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME 4 PROTEIN; CEP290 PROTEIN; INPP5E PROTEIN; MECKELIN; MYOSIN VIIA; PROTEIN; RAB11 PROTEIN; RAB11A PROTEIN; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA 1 PROTEIN; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE REGULATOR; RHODOPSIN; RPGR INTERACTING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CENTROSOME; GENE MUTATION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MISTRAFFICKING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; CELL DEATH; CELL MOTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE PHOTORECEPTOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RHODOPSIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84960879660     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.11.007     Document Type: Review

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