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Characterization of a dehydrogenase activity responsible for oxidation of 11-cis-retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium of mice with a disrupted RDH5 gene. A model for the human hereditary disease fundus albipunctatus.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 31 Aug 2001
Jang G F, Van Hooser J P, Kuksa V, McBee J K, He Y G, Janssen J J, Driessen C A, Palczewski K
Abstract excerpt
In the vertebrate retina, the final step of visual chromophore production is the oxidation of 11-cis-retinol to 11-cis-retinal. This reaction is catalyzed by 11-cis-retinol dehydrogenases (11-cis-RDHs), prior to the chromophore rejoining with the visual pigment apo-proteins. The RDH5 gene encodes a dehydrogenase that is responsible for the majority of RDH activity. In humans, mutations in this gene are associated...
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