Properties and Therapeutic Implications of an Enigmatic D477G RPE65 Variant Associated with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa

RPE65 isomerase, expressed in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), is an enzymatic component of the retinoid cycle, converting all-trans retinyl ester into 11-cis retinol, and it is essential for vision, because it replenishes the photon capturing 11-cis retinal. To date, almost 200 loss-of-funct...

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Main Authors: Anna-Sophia Kiang, Paul F. Kenna, Marian M. Humphries, Ema Ozaki, Robert K. Koenekoop, Matthew Campbell, G. Jane Farrar, Pete Humphries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/12/1420