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SUBMITTER: Tu DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1502474 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tu Daniel C DC Owens Leah A LA Anderson Lauren L Golczak Marcin M Doyle Susan E SE McCall Maureen M Menaker Michael M Palczewski Krzysztof K Van Gelder Russell N RN
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20060620 27
Mice lacking the visual cycle enzymes RPE65 or lecithin-retinol acyl transferase (Lrat) have pupillary light responses (PLR) that are less sensitive than those of mice with outer retinal degeneration (rd/rd or rdta). Inner retinal photoresponses are mediated by melanopsin-expressing, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), suggesting that the melanopsin-dependent photocycle utilizes RPE65 and Lrat. To test this hypothesis, we generated rpe65(-/-); rdta and lrat(-/-); rd/rd ...[more]