Fighting Blindness: TSRI Scientists Bring a Key Protein into Focus

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March 6, 2017

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Neuroscience Retina

Basic Research

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NEI-funded scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have discovered how a protein called α2δ4 establishes proper vision. Their research, published in the journal Neuron, helps explain why mutations in the gene encoding α2δ4 lead to retinal dystrophy, a disease characterized by defective color vision and night blindness.