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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].
We found that photoreceptor-specific genes typically showing high, retina-specific expression that began around one week after birth, coinciding exactly with the previously reported increase in expression of rhodopsin and other rod-specific genes [ 13 14 15 ] . We typically saw higher expression of photoreceptor-specific genes in microSAGE libraries made from microdissected outer nuclear layer (97% rods versus 70% rods for whole retina) and, in many cases, higher expression in P10.
Although no absolute quantification of mRNAs in mouse retina has been made, measurement of rhodopsin, beta-tubulin and interphotoreceptor retinol-binding protein (IRBP) mRNAs in adult rat retina indicate that these represent 1.25-2.
For example, levels of 4-HNE increased significantly in the vitreous of patients with proliferative vitreoretinopathy compared with controls [ 17 ] . Further, 4-HNE forms a stable adduct with rhodopsin in the photoreceptor, which may interfere with its functions [ 18 ] . 4-HNE even causes cataracts in cultured rat lens [ 19 20 ] . Whether oxidative stress on RPE can cause accumulation of cellular HNE-protein adducts remains unknown.
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