Rods Feed Cones to Keep them Alive.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.04.031.
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Abstract
Cone photoreceptors, responsible for high-resolution and color vision, progressively degenerate following the death of rod photoreceptors in the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. Aït-Ali et al. describe a molecular mechanism by which RdCVF, a factor normally released by rods, controls glucose entry into cones, enhancing their survival.
Medical subject headings
- Eye Proteins
- Glycolysis
- Thioredoxins