 | Figure 2
Nature Genetics
25, 245 - 246 (2000)
doi:10.1038/76976
Restoration of compact discsThomas P Sakmar | | | | Figure 2. The rod outer segment, which contains rhodopsin and the biochemical
machinery to convert a photon to a chemical signal, is embedded into the retinal
pigment epithelium.
Peripherin is an adhesion molecule localized to the disc rim, where it
assembles to maintain the structural integrity of the outer segment. (
This figure is drafted from one appearing in Trends In Genetics14
with permission from Elsevier Science.)
Bob Crimi |
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