Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Arap1 Loss Causes RPE Phagocytic Dysfunction and Subsequent Photoreceptor Death
Andy Shao, Antonio Jacobo Lopez, JiaJia Chen…·Ala Moshiri
This study shows that Arap1 in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is essential for photoreceptor survival through its role in phagocytosis, as Arap1 deficiency leads to photoreceptor degeneration.
DOI 10.1101/2021.08.09.455745