Ablation of the proapoptotic genes CHOP or Ask1 does not prevent or delay loss of visual function in a P23H transgenic mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.

The P23H mutation in rhodopsin (Rho(P23H)) is a prevalent cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. We examined the role of the ER stress proteins, Chop and Ask1, in regulating the death of rod photoreceptors in a mouse line harboring the Rho(P23H) rhodopsin transgene (GHL(+)). We used knock...

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Main Authors: Adeseye Adekeye, Mohammad Haeri, Eduardo Solessio, Barry E Knox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3921110?pdf=render