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Rpe65 is the retinoid isomerase in bovine retinal pigment epithelium.
Cell - 12 Aug 2005
Jin Minghao, Li Songhua, Moghrabi Walid N, Sun Hui, Travis Gabriel H
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The first event in light perception is absorption of a photon by an opsin pigment, which induces isomerization of its 11-cis-retinaldehyde chromophore. Restoration of light sensitivity to the bleached opsin requires chemical regeneration of 11-cis-retinaldehyde through an enzymatic pathway called...
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