The use of induced pluripotent stem cells to reveal pathogenic gene mutations and explore treatments for retinitis pigmentosa

T Yoshida, Y Ozawa, K Suzuki, K Yuki, M Ohyama… - Molecular brain, 2014 - Springer
Background Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an inherited human retinal disorder that causes
progressive photoreceptor cell loss, leading to severe vision impairment or blindness …

[HTML][HTML] Müller cell metabolic chaos during retinal degeneration

RL Pfeiffer, RE Marc, M Kondo, H Terasaki… - Experimental eye …, 2016 - Elsevier
Müller cells play a critical role in retinal metabolism and are among the first cells to
demonstrate metabolic changes in retinal stress or disease. The timing, extent, regulation …

Proteomic survey reveals altered energetic patterns and metabolic failure prior to retinal degeneration

A Griciuc, MJ Roux, J Merl, A Giangrande… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Inherited mutations that lead to misfolding of the visual pigment rhodopsin (Rho) are a
prominent cause of photoreceptor neuron (PN) degeneration and blindness. How Rho …

CULD is required for rhodopsin and TRPL channel endocytic trafficking and survival of photoreceptor cells

Y Xu, T Wang - Journal of Cell Science, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Endocytosis of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and associated channels contributes
to desensitization and adaptation of a variety of signaling cascades. In Drosophila …