Article
Endoplasmic reticulum stress in human photoreceptor diseases.
Brain research - 1 Oct 2016
Chan Priscilla, Stolz Julia, Kohl Susanne, Chiang Wei-Chieh, Lin Jonathan H
Abstract excerpt
Photoreceptors are specialized sensory neurons essential for light detection in the human eye. Photoreceptor cell dysfunction and death cause vision loss in many eye diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and achromatopsia. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) signaling have been implicated in the development and pathology of heritable forms of retinitis pigmentosa and...
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