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Review
. 2005 Mar;63(3):97-100.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00127.x.

Function of the protein RPE65 in the visual cycle

George Wolf  1
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Review

Function of the protein RPE65 in the visual cycle

George Wolf. Nutr Rev. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

A protein called RPE65 performs a key role in the trans-cis isomerization of retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye. The palmitoylation of RPE65 serves to switch off the visual cycle in darkness and to switch it on in the light.

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