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ReviewExperimental eye research2016

Aberrant protein trafficking in retinal degenerations: The initial phase of retinal remodeling.

Katie L Bales, Alecia K Gross

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Evaluation of Congo Red Staining in Degenerating Porcine Photoreceptors In Vitro: Protective Effects by Structural and Trophic Support.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2018
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  20. A novel transgenic zebrafish line for red opsin expression in outer segments of photoreceptor cells.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Katie L BalesUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Alecia K GrossUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States. Electronic address: agross@uab.edu.

Funding

Rhodopsin Trafficking and Retinal DegenerationsR01EY019311 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GROSS, ALECIA K · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal trafficking proteins are involved in molecular assemblies that govern protein transport, orchestrate cellular events involved in cilia formation, regulate signal transduction, autophagy and endocytic trafficking, all of which if not properly controlled initiate retinal degeneration. Improper function and or trafficking of these proteins and molecular networks they are involved in cause a detrimental cascade of neural retinal remodeling due to cell death, resulting as devastating blinding diseases. A universal finding in retinal degenerative diseases is the profound detection of retinal remodeling, occurring as a phased modification of neural retinal function and structure, which begins at the molecular level. Retinal remodeling instigated by aberrant trafficking of proteins encompasses many forms of retinal degenerations, such as the diverse forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and disorders that resemble RP through mutations in the rhodopsin gene, retinal ciliopathies, and some forms of glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). As a large majority of genes associated with these different retinopathies are overlapping, it is imperative to understand their underlying molecular mechanisms. This review will discuss some of the most recent discoveries in vertebrate retinal remodeling and retinal degenerations caused by protein mistrafficking.

Indexed as

MutationRetinal DegenerationAnimalsCell DeathCell MovementHumansPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateProtein TransportRetinaRhodopsinSignal TransductionRhodopsinGlaucomaProtein traffickingRetinal remodelingRetinitis pigmentosaRhodopsinTransition zone cilia

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PMID26632497
PMCPMC4882275

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