Article
Cross species analysis of Prominin reveals a conserved cellular role in invertebrate and vertebrate photoreceptor cells.
Developmental biology - 15 Nov 2012
Nie Jing, Mahato Simpla, Mustill Wendy, Tipping Cindy, Bhattacharya Shomi S, Zelhof Andrew C
Abstract excerpt
The two fundamental types of photoreceptor cells have evolved unique structures to expand the apical membrane to accommodate the phototransduction machinery, exemplified by the cilia-based outer segment of the vertebrate photoreceptor cell and the microvilli-based rhabdomere of the invertebrate photoreceptor. The morphogenesis of these compartments is integral for photoreceptor cell integrity and function....
Topics
- AC133 Antigen
- Animals
- Antigens, CD
- Drosophila Proteins
- Eye Proteins
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Light Signal Transduction
- Mutation
- Peptides
- Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
