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Normal vision and development in mice with low functional expression of Kir7.1 in heterozygosis for a blindness-producing mutation inactivating the channel.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Apr 2024
Vera Erwin, Cornejo Isabel, Henao Juan Carlos, Tribiños Felipe, Burgos Johanna, Sepúlveda Francisco V, Cid L Pablo
Abstract excerpt
K+ channel Kir7.1 expressed at the apical membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays an essential role in retinal function. An isoleucine-to-threonine mutation at position 120 of the protein is responsible for blindness-causing vitreo-retinal dystrophy. We have studied the molecular mechanism of action of Kir7.1-I120T in vitro by heterologous expression and in vivo in CRISPR-generated knockin mice....
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