Molecular Pathway to Protection From Age-Dependent Photoreceptor Degeneration in Mef2 Deficiency
Author(s) -
Saumya Nagar,
Dorit Trudler,
Scott R. McKercher,
Juan C. PiñaCrespo,
Nobuki Nakanishi,
Shuichi Okamoto,
Stuart A. Lipton
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-21767
Subject(s) - biology , mef2 , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatin immunoprecipitation , neuroprotection , retinal degeneration , retina , outer nuclear layer , retinal , transcription factor , genetics , neuroscience , gene expression , gene , biochemistry , promoter , enhancer
Photoreceptor degeneration in the retina is a major cause of blindness in humans. Elucidating mechanisms of degenerative and neuroprotective pathways in photoreceptors should afford identification and development of therapeutic strategies.
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