Meckelin 3 is necessary for photoreceptor outer segment development in rat Meckel syndrome.

Ciliopathies lead to multiorgan pathologies that include renal cysts, deafness, obesity and retinal degeneration. Retinal photoreceptors have connecting cilia joining the inner and outer segment that are responsible for transport of molecules to develop and maintain the outer segment process. The pr...

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Main Authors: Sarika Tiwari, Scott Hudson, Vincent H Gattone, Caroline Miller, Ellen A G Chernoff, Teri L Belecky-Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23516626/pdf/?tool=EBI