Figure 2: Complete loss of Rom-1 results in apoptotic rod photoreceptor death. Figure 3: The loss of Rom-1 leads to the development of short ROSs, which exhibit a biphasic pattern of disorganization.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The outer segments of vertebrate rod photoreceptor cells consist of an ordered stack of membrane disks, which, except for a few nascent disks ...

Peering at microscopic changes within the retina, scientists have discovered a key mechanism driving eye health and eye disease. The team says they have discovered just how light-sensing discs in the ...