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Data from University College, Institute of Ophthalmology advance knowledge in life sciences

Published in Proteomics Weekly, March 17th, 2008

A new study, 'The loss of the PDE6 deactivating enzyme, RGS9, results in precocious light adaptation at low light levels,' is now available. "The GTPase activating protein, RGS9-1, is vital for the deactivation and regulation of the phototransduction cascade (C. K. Chen et al., 2000; C. W. Cowan, R. N. Fariss, I. Sokal, K. Palczewski, & T. G. Wensel, 1998; W. He, C. W. Cowan, & T. G. Wensel, 1998; A. L," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report.

"Lyubarsky et al., 2001). Its loss through genetic defects in humans has been linked to a slow recovery to changes in illumination (K. M. Nishiguchi et al., 2004). Such a deficit is to be expected because RGS9-1 normally...

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