A type of pineal photoreceptor cell that contains a protein called parapinopsin 1 (PP1) detects color. These PP1 cells become active and inactive in proportion to the difference in wavelength of ...
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This protein has been reported to be enriched ... facilitating the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into photoreceptor cells. The study results showed that introducing LN523 into the ...
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of monogenic disorders caused by mutations in more than 280 genes, and are characterized by progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells in the retina.