Gene Review:
rdgB - retinal degeneration B
Drosophila melanogaster
Synonyms:
CG11111, Dmel\CG11111, DrdgB, DrdgBalpha, PITP, ...
Lev,
- The Drosophila dgq gene encodes a G alpha protein that mediates phototransduction. Lee, Y.J., Shah, S., Suzuki, E., Zars, T., O'Day, P.M., Hyde, D.R. Neuron (1994)
- Isolation and characterization of the Drosophila retinal degeneration B (rdgB) gene. Vihtelic, T.S., Hyde, D.R., O'Tousa, J.E. Genetics (1991)
- Cloning and characterization of human homologue of Drosophila retinal degeneration B: a candidate gene for degenerative retinal diseases. Guo, J., Yu, F.X. Dev. Genet. (1997)
- The rdgB gene of Drosophila: a link between vision and olfaction. Woodard, C., Alcorta, E., Carlson, J. J. Neurogenet. (1992)
- Ectopic expression of a minor Drosophila opsin in the major photoreceptor cell class: distinguishing the role of primary receptor and cellular context. Zuker, C.S., Mismer, D., Hardy, R., Rubin, G.M. Cell (1988)
- Photoreceptor deactivation and retinal degeneration mediated by a photoreceptor-specific protein kinase C. Smith, D.P., Ranganathan, R., Hardy, R.W., Marx, J., Tsuchida, T., Zuker, C.S. Science (1991)
- Calcium influx via TRP channels is required to maintain PIP2 levels in Drosophila photoreceptors. Hardie, R.C., Raghu, P., Moore, S., Juusola, M., Baines, R.A., Sweeney, S.T. Neuron (2001)
- The phosphatidylinositol transfer protein domain of Drosophila retinal degeneration B protein is essential for photoreceptor cell survival and recovery from light stimulation. Milligan, S.C., Alb, J.G., Elagina, R.B., Bankaitis, V.A., Hyde, D.R. J. Cell Biol. (1997)
- Hereditary retinal degeneration in Drosophila melanogaster. A mutant defect associated with the phototransduction process. Harris, W.A., Stark, W.S. J. Gen. Physiol. (1977)
- Isolation and characterization of Drosophila retinal degeneration B suppressors. Paetkau, D.W., Elagin, V.A., Sendi, L.M., Hyde, D.R. Genetics (1999)
- Immunolocalization of a Drosophila phosphatidylinositol transfer protein (rdgB) in normal and rdgA mutant photoreceptor cells with special reference to the subrhabdomeric cisternae. Suzuki, E., Hirosawa, K. Journal of electron microscopy. (1994)
- The role of the Nir/rdgB protein family in membrane trafficking and cytoskeleton remodeling. Lev, S. Exp. Cell Res. (2004)
- A neuronal-specific mammalian homolog of the Drosophila retinal degeneration B gene with expression restricted to the retina and dentate gyrus. Lu, C., Vihtelic, T.S., Hyde, D.R., Li, T. J. Neurosci. (1999)
- Calcium channel blockers inhibit retinal degeneration in the retinal-degeneration-B mutant of Drosophila. Sahly, I., Bar Nachum, S., Suss-Toby, E., Rom, A., Peretz, A., Kleiman, J., Byk, T., Selinger, Z., Minke, B. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1992)
- Identification of a novel family of targets of PYK2 related to Drosophila retinal degeneration B (rdgB) protein. Lev, S., Hernandez, J., Martinez, R., Chen, A., Plowman, G., Schlessinger, J. Mol. Cell. Biol. (1999)
- The cAMP transduction cascade mediates olfactory reception in Drosophila melanogaster. Gomez-Diaz, C., Martin, F., Alcorta, E. Behav. Genet. (2004)
- Phorbol ester induces photoreceptor-specific degeneration in a Drosophila mutant. Minke, B., Rubinstein, C.T., Sahly, I., Bar-Nachum, S., Timberg, R., Selinger, Z. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1990)
- Molecular cloning and characterization of mammalian homologues of the Drosophila retinal degeneration B gene. Aikawa, Y., Hara, H., Watanabe, T. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (1997)