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Evidence for two apoptotic pathways in light-induced retinal degeneration.

Excessive phototransduction signaling is thought to be involved in light-induced and inherited retinal degeneration. Using knockout mice with defects in rhodopsin shut-off and transducin signaling, we show that two different pathways of photoreceptor-cell apoptosis are induced by light. Bright light induces apoptosis that is independent of transducin and accompanied by induction of the transcription factor AP-1. By contrast, low light induces an apoptotic pathway that requires transducin. We also provide evidence that additional genetic factors regulate sensitivity to light-induced damage. Our use of defined mouse mutants resolves some of the complexity underlying the mechanisms that regulate susceptibility to retinal degeneration.[1]

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  1. Evidence for two apoptotic pathways in light-induced retinal degeneration. Hao, W., Wenzel, A., Obin, M.S., Chen, C.K., Brill, E., Krasnoperova, N.V., Eversole-Cire, P., Kleyner, Y., Taylor, A., Simon, M.I., Grimm, C., Remé, C.E., Lem, J. Nat. Genet. (2002) [Pubmed]
 
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