Photoreceptor cells in flies and mammals: Crumby homology?

被引：10

作者：

Kowalczyk, AP ^{[1
]}

Moses, K

机构：

[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA

来源：

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL | 2002年 / 2卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/S1534-5807(02)00138-7

中图分类号：

Q2 [细胞生物学];

学科分类号：

071009 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Recently, two papers have revealed anew function for the fruit fly epithelial apical membrane protein Crumbs and its mammalian homolog CRB1 in photoreceptor cell morphogenesis. This supports the previous observation that disruption of CRB1 function can cause retinal degeneration in humans.

引用

页码：253 / 254

页数：2

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