Photoreceptor Cells

"Photoreceptor Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Specialized cells that detect and transduce light. They are classified into two types based on their light reception structure, the ciliary photoreceptors and the rhabdomeric photoreceptors with MICROVILLI. Ciliary photoreceptor cells use OPSINS that activate a PHOSPHODIESTERASE phosphodiesterase cascade. Rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells use opsins that activate a PHOSPHOLIPASE C cascade.

Descriptor ID	D010786
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.650.850.625 A08.675.650.915.937 A08.800.950.937 A09.371.729.831.625 A11.671.650.850.625 A11.671.650.915.937
Concept/Terms	Photoreceptor Cells Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Photoreceptor Cells, Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Photoreceptor Ciliary Photoreceptor Cell Photoreceptor Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Ciliary Photoreceptors Ciliary Photoreceptor Photoreceptor, Ciliary Photoreceptors, Ciliary Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cell Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors Photoreceptor, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Neurons, Afferent [A08.675.650]
Retinal Neurons [A08.675.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.675.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.800.950]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937]
Sense Organs [A09]
Eye [A09.371]
Retina [A09.371.729]
Retinal Neurons [A09.371.729.831]
Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]
Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
Retinal Neurons [A11.671.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A11.671.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937]

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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003 and 2006 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2006	0	2	2
2011	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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McGregor JE, Kunala K, Xu Z, Murphy PJ, Godat T, Strazzeri JM, Bateman BA, Fischer WS, Parkins K, Chu CJ, Puthussery T, Williams DR, Merigan WH. Optogenetic therapy restores retinal activity in primate for at least a year following photoreceptor ablation. Mol Ther. 2022 03 02; 30(3):1315-1328.

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Pearring JN, San Agustin JT, Lobanova ES, Gabriel CJ, Lieu EC, Monis WJ, Stuck MW, Strittmatter L, Jaber SM, Arshavsky VY, Pazour GJ. Loss of Arf4 causes severe degeneration of the exocrine pancreas but not cystic kidney disease or retinal degeneration. PLoS Genet. 2017 04; 13(4):e1006740.

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Pan Y, Comiskey DF, Kelly LE, Chandler DS, El-Hodiri HM. Regulation of photoreceptor gene transcription via a highly conserved transcriptional regulatory element by vsx gene products. Mol Vis. 2016; 22:1421-1428.

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Rao KN, Zhang W, Li L, Ronquillo C, Baehr W, Khanna H. Ciliopathy-associated protein CEP290 modifies the severity of retinal degeneration due to loss of RPGR. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 05 15; 25(10):2005-2012.

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Fan Y, Bergmann A. Multiple mechanisms modulate distinct cellular susceptibilities toward apoptosis in the developing Drosophila eye. Dev Cell. 2014 Jul 14; 30(1):48-60.

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Crouse JA, Lopes VS, Sanagustin JT, Keady BT, Williams DS, Pazour GJ. Distinct functions for IFT140 and IFT20 in opsin transport. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2014 May; 71(5):302-10.

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Li L, Khan N, Hurd T, Ghosh AK, Cheng C, Molday R, Heckenlively JR, Swaroop A, Khanna H. Ablation of the X-linked retinitis pigmentosa 2 (Rp2) gene in mice results in opsin mislocalization and photoreceptor degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Jul 02; 54(7):4503-11.

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Yonamine I, Bamba T, Nirala NK, Jesmin N, Kosakowska-Cholody T, Nagashima K, Fukusaki E, Acharya JK, Acharya U. Sphingosine kinases and their metabolites modulate endolysosomal trafficking in photoreceptors. J Cell Biol. 2011 Feb 21; 192(4):557-67.

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Chakarova CF, Khanna H, Shah AZ, Patil SB, Sedmak T, Murga-Zamalloa CA, Papaioannou MG, Nagel-Wolfrum K, Lopez I, Munro P, Cheetham M, Koenekoop RK, Rios RM, Matter K, Wolfrum U, Swaroop A, Bhattacharya SS. TOPORS, implicated in retinal degeneration, is a cilia-centrosomal protein. Hum Mol Genet. 2011 Mar 01; 20(5):975-87.

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Murga-Zamalloa CA, Atkins SJ, Peranen J, Swaroop A, Khanna H. Interaction of retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) with RAB8A GTPase: implications for cilia dysfunction and photoreceptor degeneration. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Sep 15; 19(18):3591-8.

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