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Inherent instability of the retinitis pigmentosa P23H mutant opsin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 28 Mar 2014
Chen Yuanyuan, Jastrzebska Beata, Cao Pengxiu, Zhang Jianye, Wang Benlian, Sun Wenyu, Yuan Yiyuan, Feng Zhaoyang, Palczewski Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
The P23H opsin mutation is the most common cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Even though the pathobiology of the resulting retinal degeneration has been characterized in several animal models, its complex molecular mechanism is not well understood. Here, we expressed P23H bovine rod opsin in the nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans. Expression was low due to enhanced protein degradation. The...
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