Abstract
The authors investigated the expression and function of the zebrafish ortholog of the retinitis pigmentosa 2 (RP2) gene. Zebrafish RP2 (ZFRP2) cDNA was isolated from adult eye mRNA by reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Gene expression was examined by RT-PCR. The deduced peptide sequence was aligned with RP2 orthologues from different species. Translational suppression (knockdown) of zebrafish RP2 was carried out by antisense morpholino-injection. The phenotype of ZFRP2 knockdown morphants was characterized by immunohistology and histology. Human wild-type and mutant RP2 mRNAs were coinjected with ZFRP2 morpholinos to test whether human RP2 mRNA could rescue ZFRP2 knockdown phenotypes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2960-2966 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2011 |
Keywords
- ophthalmology
- vision sciences
- molecular biology