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Expression of an attenuated diphtheria toxin gene under the control of rhodopsin promoter results in the specific elimination of rod photoreceptors in the retina [ 34].
One such example is shown in Figure 1. The gene CG18314 encodes a G-protein-coupled receptor of the rhodopsin family, containing a seven-transmembrane protein domain with similarity to β 2 -adrenergic receptors of mouse and human [ 30, 31].
Many class I G-protein-coupled receptors, including rhodopsin and the β 2 -adrenergic receptor, contain one or two cysteine residues in their carboxyl termini about 12 amino acids from the end of TM7.
In the mouse, we found that rhodopsin represented 2.1%, beta-tubulin 0.08%, and IRBP 0.13% of total SAGE tags, values that on the whole approximate levels reported for rat.
In vertebrates the enzyme has an important role in the storage and mobilization of retinol (vitamin A) as esters in peripheral tissues and for generating an intermediate in the synthesis of the rhodopsin chromophore in the visual tissues [ 27].