Targeted inactivation of synaptic HRG4 (UNC119) causes dysfunction in the distal photoreceptor and slow retinal degeneration, revealing a new function.

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Published in Exp Eye Res on December 18, 2006

Authors

Yasutsugu Ishiba1, Tomomi Higashide, Naoki Mori, Akira Kobayashi, Shinya Kubota, Margaret J McLaren, Hiromasa Satoh, Fulton Wong, George Inana

Author Affiliations

1: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1638 N.W., 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

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