cellular
• in Mpp4-deficient mice, Psd95 is not present at presynaptic vesicles or at the plasma membrane of rod and cone synapses
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vision/eye
• retina of mutant develops normally up to 12 months of age except for sporadically displaced photoreceptors
• in 3 month-old mutants exposed to 3000 lux white light for 3 days, small areas of photoreceptor displacement are observed in some animals; this is not observed at 1 month of age or at 6 and 12 months of age without light exposure
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