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Mutation of the photoreceptor specific homeodomain gene Pph13 results in defects in phototransduction and rhabdomere morphogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2003
Zelhof Andrew C, Koundakjian Edmund, Scully Audra L, Hardy Robert W, Pounds Linda
Abstract excerpt
The expression and organization of the phototransduction signaling proteins into a specialized light-sensing organelle, the rhabdomere, is required for photoreceptor cells to detect light. We report the characterization of the mutant Pph13(hazy). Pph13 is a homeodomain transcription factor expressed only in photoreceptor cells. Pph13 expression correlates with the differentiation and not specification of...
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