Rescue of mutant rhodopsin traffic by metformin-induced AMPK activation accelerates photoreceptor degeneration

Autor: Athanasiou, Dimitra, Aguila, Monica, Opefi, Chikwado A, South, Kieron, Bellingham, James, Bevilacqua, Dalila, Munro, Peter M, Kanuga, Naheed, Mackenzie, Francesca E, Dubis, Adam M, Georgiadis, Anastasios, Graca, Anna B, Pearson, Rachael A, Ali, Robin R, Sakami, Sanae, Palczewski, Krzysztof, Sherman, Michael Y, Reeves, Philip J, Cheetham, Michael E

Publikováno v: Athanasiou, D, Aguila, M, Opefi, C A, South, K, Bellingham, J, Bevilacqua, D, Munro, P M, Kanuga, N, Mackenzie, F E, Dubis, A M, Georgiadis, A, Graca, A B, Pearson, R A, Ali, R R, Sakami, S, Palczewski, K, Sherman, M Y, Reeves, P J & Cheetham, M E 2017, ' Rescue of mutant rhodopsin traffic by metformin-induced AMPK activation accelerates photoreceptor degeneration ', Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 305-319 . https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddw387

Protein misfolding caused by inherited mutations leads to loss of protein function and potentially toxic 'gain of function', such as the dominant P23H rhodopsin mutation that causes retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Here, we tested whether the AMPK activato

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