atRAL(membrane) diffuses to atRAL(cytosol)

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-2464810
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
cytosol, photoreceptor outer segment membrane
Synonyms
atRAL diffuses through membranes to cytosol
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atRAL(membrane) diffuses to atRAL(cytosol)
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The majority of all-trans-retinal (atRAL) simply diffuses across membranes into the cytosol. Experiments performed with mice rods demonstrate that atRAL diffusion is independent of assisted transport by ABCA4 (Mata et al. 2000, Blakeley et al. 2011).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
10852960 Biosynthesis of a major lipofuscin fluorophore in mice and humans with ABCR-mediated retinal and macular degeneration

Mata, NL, Weng, J, Travis, GH

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2000
21398289 Rod outer segment retinol formation is independent of Abca4, arrestin, rhodopsin kinase, and rhodopsin palmitylation

Blakeley, LR, Chen, C, Chen, CK, Chen, J, Crouch, RK, Travis, GH, Koutalos, Y

Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011
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Authored
Jassal, B  (2012-09-03)
Reviewed
Blaner, WS  (2013-01-31)
Created
Jassal, B  (2012-09-03)
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