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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Xiaodong Bai
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-48974 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Mustafi Debarshi D Kevany Brian M BM Genoud Christel C Bai Xiaodong X Palczewski Krzysztof K
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 20130802 11
Circadian oscillations in peripheral tissues, such as the retinal compartment of the eye, are critical to anticipating changing metabolic demands. Circadian shedding of retinal photoreceptor cell discs with subsequent phagocytosis by the neighboring retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is essential for removal of toxic metabolites and lifelong survival of these postmitotic neurons. Defects in photoreceptor phagocytosis can lead to severe retinal pathology, but the biochemical mechanisms remain poo ...[more]