#photoreceptor — Public Fediverse posts

TET enzymes remove #DNAmethylation markers; This study shows that these enzymes are required for #photoreceptor cells to initiate the genetic program to become rods instead of cones, & for maturation of the #retina @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3UaVBfl

Novel #photoreceptor sheds #light on how #cyanobacteria 'see' color.

#cyanobacteriochromes #phycocyanobilin #phycoviolobilin #sensing

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-photoreceptor-cyanobacteria.html

Retinal #photoreceptor cells are maintained through a complex #ProteinTrafficking network. @RobichauxLab use quant super-res microscopy to reveal trafficking of the visual pigment #rhodopsin in the inner segment region of rod photoreceptors #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3RPJPVW

Ciliated #photoreceptor cells have been well studied re #RetinalDegeneration, but what about #PrimaryCilia in other ocular cell types? Study shows that #PrimaryCilium in RPE is essential for development & function; loss results in degeneration #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3t2PwaG

Our new review on "Photobehaviours guided by simple photoreceptor systems" has been published (as author accepted manuscript version).
A synthesis, classification and hopefully a valuable resource, together with Emelie Brodrick.
Also with practical guidelines on how to measure photobehaviour.
https://zenodo.org/record/8225165
#neuroscience #photoreceptor #evolution #science

Investigating both the #genetic information and structure of the #photoreceptor #rhodopsin, responsible for detecting dim light, of #whale #sharks to investigate how they can see in the dim light at extreme depths.
#MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/mb03292301.html

Satoh &co from Hiroshima University describe a new and unexpected role for neuronal Synaptobrevin; read more in our Research highlight: https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/135/24/e135_e2401/286118/A-new-role-for-neuronal-Synaptobrevin
#cellbiology #research #sciencemastodon #photoreceptor #SNARE