Evolutionary tuning of rhodopsin-mediated light protection
Nadir H Dbouk, Madeleine Bagshaw, A. A. Bose, Marselle A. Rasdall, Audrey M. Arner, Kun Zhao, Kaitlin E Taylor, Neena Praveen, Weihong Huo, Isabella Bautista, Narmin Musayeva, Liying Xue, Jinger N Hayes, Marin McElhinney, Rohan Kasthuri, , Gianni M. Castiglione
This paper shows that rhodopsin's light protection mechanism evolved to sequester toxic retinal and protect retinal cells, with implications for human disease.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry