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We previously employed luc reporting to study the effects of a cryptochrome mutation ( cry b ), concentrating on clock gene expression in isolated antennal pairs from Drosophila [ 23 ] . Earlier studies established that cry encodes a 'deep-brain' element of the photoreceptive pathway to the circadian clock [ 24 25 26 ] . But our study suggested a different role for cry in the periphery, because antennal rhythmicity in mutant specimens was dramatically reduced in constant darkness [ 23 ] , an effect that is not consistent with the idea that the encoded protein (CRY) functions solely as a photoreceptor for the circadian system [ 24 25 ] .
Increases in PPARγ in RPE cells may be important for handling the lipids generated during the phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments [ 24 ] . Since RPE cells generate large amounts of H 2 O 2 during the phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments, there is a possibility that activation of PPARγ may assist in defending the oxidative stress associated with phagocytosis.
It induces neuronal differentiation in retinoblastoma cells, protects retina neurons (including photoreceptors) from death by apoptosis and other insults, and has a morphogenetic effect on photoreceptor cells [ 3 4 5 6 ] . It also has neurotrophic effects on neurons from the cerebellum, hippocampus and spinal cord [ 7 8 9 10 11 12 ] . In the intact retina, this factor is identified as a secreted protein associated by ionic interactions with the interphotoreceptor matrix [ 13 14 ] , where GAGs are the major polyanionic components.
The lower level of α-ARD immunoreactivity in layer 4 with the terminals of photoreceptor R8 was not surprising as fly photoreceptors R1-6 and R8 are known to be histaminergic [ 29, 30, 31, 32].
In contrast, the photoreceptor layer typically appeared normal though there may have been reduced numbers of cells (Figure 4K).
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