Faculty Opinions recommendation of Stable rhodopsin/arrestin complex leads to retinal degeneration in a transgenic mouse model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

Author(s):  
Gordon Fain
Nature ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 354 (6353) ◽  
pp. 480-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuto Kajiwara ◽  
Lauri B. Hahn ◽  
Shizuo Mukai ◽  
Gabriel H. Travis ◽  
Eliot L. Berson ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 729-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M Rose ◽  
Rong Luo ◽  
Utsav K Radia ◽  
Shomi S Bhattacharya

Pre-mRNA splicing is an essential process in eukaryotic cells where the transcribed intronic sequences are removed, prior to translation into protein. PRPF31 is a ubiquitously expressed splicing factor, which aids in the assembly of the macromolecular spliceosome. Mutations inPRPF31cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP), a form of retinal degeneration that causes progressive visual impairment. Interestingly, mutations inPRPF31are non-penetrant, with some mutation carriers being phenotypically unaffected. In this review, the gene organisation, protein structure and biological function of PRPF31 are discussed, and the mechanisms of non-penetrance inPRPF31-associated adRP are discussed.


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2016 ◽  
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Oleg Gorbatyuk ◽  
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