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Impaired cone function and cone degeneration resulting from CNGB3 deficiency: down-regulation of CNGA3 biosynthesis as a potential mechanism.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2009
Ding Xi-Qin, Harry Cynthia S, Umino Yumiko, Matveev Alexander V, Fliesler Steven J, Barlow Robert B
Abstract excerpt
The cone cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channel is essential for central and color vision and visual acuity. This channel is composed of two structurally related subunits, CNGA3 and CNGB3; CNGA3 is the ion-conducting subunit, whereas CNGB3 is a modulatory subunit. Mutations in both subunits are associated with achromatopsia and progressive cone dystrophy, with mutations in CNGB3 alone accounting for 50% of all...
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