A MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN TRAFFICKING IN THE VERTEBRATE RETINA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTRAFLAGELLAR TRANSPORT AND DISEASE

Vertebrate photoreceptors are highly specialized sensory neurons that utilize a modified cilium known as the outer segment to detect light. Proper trafficking of proteins to the outer segment is essential for photoreceptor function and survival and defects in this process lead to retinal disease. In...

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Main Author: Krock, Bryan L.
Other Authors: Perkins, Brian D.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-590