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Identification and functional analysis of the vision-specific BBS3 (ARL6) long isoform.
PLoS genetics - 19 Mar 2010
Pretorius Pamela R, Baye Lisa M, Nishimura Darryl Y, Searby Charles C, Bugge Kevin, Yang Baoli, Mullins Robert F, Stone Edwin M, Sheffield Val C, Slusarski Diane C
Abstract excerpt
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) is a heterogeneous syndromic form of retinal degeneration. We have identified a novel transcript of a known BBS gene, BBS3 (ARL6), which includes an additional exon. This transcript, BBS3L, is evolutionally conserved and is expressed predominantly in the eye, suggesting a specialized role in vision. Using antisense oligonucleotide knockdown in zebrafish, we previously demonstrated that...
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