Researchers identify a protein crucial for breaking down misfolded proteins, a target for treating degenerative conditions ...

Professor Yuki SUDO of Okayama University seeks an innovative form of treatment using rhodopsin, a protein with light-reactive qualities. By extracting it and artificially inserting it into ...

Light is a powerful source of energy that is used for various biological purposes. Some organisms harness light to produce ATP, the energy currency of cells, while others use light to interpret ...

We also know that on the bottom of this cascade there is the same visual pigment, which we also have, called rhodopsin. This is the light-absorbing pigment which allows you to sense the light ...

It is a component of rhodopsin, a protein in the retina that helps the eyes adjust to changes in light levels. Adequate ...

Retinal and opsin together form rhodopsin. When light energy (i.e., photons), hits a rhodopsin molecule, the shape of the molecule is altered, triggering a succession of metabolic changes leading ...

All three apply lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery. Ocular—A retinitis pigmentosa/rhodopsin candidate targeting eye tissue and ...

During my postdoctoral training, I investigated the mechanism of retinal pathogenesis associated with the expression of misfolded rhodopsin proteins. I have been working on designing a gene therapy ...

A paper out of UC Santa Barbara reveals a new connection between a particular ion transport protein and the cell’s garbage ...

What’s more, the misfolded protein she used, called rhodopsin, contains no zinc in its structure. This led Guo to suspect that ZIP7 must be involved somewhere in the degradation pathway.