<it>Drosophila king tubby (ktub)</it> mediates light-induced rhodopsin endocytosis and retinal degeneration

<it>Drosophila king tubby (ktub)</it> mediates light-induced rhodopsin endocytosis and retinal degeneration

<p>Background</p> <p>The <it>tubby</it> (<it>tub)</it> and <it>tubby-like protein (tulp)</it> genes encode a small family of proteins found in many organisms. Previous studies have shown that TUB and TULP genes in mammalian involve in obesity, ne...

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Main Authors: Chen Shu-Fen, Tsai Yu-Chen, Fan Seng-Sheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Subjects:
King-tubby
Rhabdomere
Phototransduction
Endocytosis
Retinal degeneration
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/19/1/101

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