eys+/-; lrp5+/− Zebrafish Reveals Lrp5 Can Be the Receptor of Retinol in the Visual Cycle

Summary: Vision is essential for vertebrates including humans. Sustained vision is accomplished by retinoid metabolism, the “visual cycle,” where all-trans retinol (atROL) is incorporated into the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from photoreceptors presumably through decade-long missing receptor(s)...

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Main Authors: Shimpei Takita, Yuko Seko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220309597