vision/eye
• the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum appear dilated in the retina
• accumulation of endosomal vesicles in the retina
• mutants show reduced levels and mislocalization of prenylated phototransduction proteins in the retina, including prenylated phospohodiesterase catalytic subunits alpha and beta, farnesylated G-protein receptor kinase and trasducin gamma
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• slight increase in endosome content within the inner segment
• Muller cell processes extend into the inner segment through the outer limiting membrane
• membranous whorls within the inner segment are frequently seen in P30 retina
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• mice show a higher frequency of misoriented/disrupted outer segment membrane discs and there are fewer well-oriented outer segments
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• defective rod photoreceptor cell migration, with a fraction of rod photoreceptor cells located in the inner nuclear layer/outer plexiform layer
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• misoriented rod outer segment discs
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• by P70, most of the photoreceptor nuclei is lost, indicating rod photoreceptor cell degeneration
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• the outer nuclear layer at superior and inferior regions of the retina is reduced at P70 but not at P30
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• recovery of scotopic a-wave is reduced in scotopic double flash (recovery) experiments at P20
• the scotopic a-wave is completely recovered after a 1500 ms delay in mutants compared to controls in which complete recovery occurs at a 1000 ms delay
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• progressive loss of rod function and by P70, scotopic a-wave amplitude is almost completely lost
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• photopic b-wave amplitude is slightly reduced at P70
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• reduction in rod photoresponse at P30, however no loss of photoreceptors is seen at this time
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nervous system
• slight increase in endosome content within the inner segment
• Muller cell processes extend into the inner segment through the outer limiting membrane
• membranous whorls within the inner segment are frequently seen in P30 retina
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• mice show a higher frequency of misoriented/disrupted outer segment membrane discs and there are fewer well-oriented outer segments
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• defective rod photoreceptor cell migration, with a fraction of rod photoreceptor cells located in the inner nuclear layer/outer plexiform layer
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• misoriented rod outer segment discs
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• by P70, most of the photoreceptor nuclei is lost, indicating rod photoreceptor cell degeneration
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
retinitis pigmentosa 2 | DOID:0110415 |
OMIM:312600 |
J:235882 |