peripherin

peripherin
A glycoprotein that apparently is needed to maintain the shape of the outer segment disk membranes of rods and cones; it is thought by many investigators that a defect in p. is associated with certain types of blindness.

* * *

pe·riph·er·in (pə-rifґər-in) 1. a 57-kD protein that polymerizes to form intermediate fibers found in neurons of the peripheral nervous system. a 2. glycoprotein found on the rim region of the membranous disks of the outer segments of the retinal rods, thought to be involved in the assembly, orientation, and stability of the disks; mutations in the gene encoding it can cause retinitis pigmentosa or macular dystrophy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Peripherin 2 — (retinal degeneration, slow), also known as PRPH2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: PRPH2 peripherin 2 (retinal degeneration, slow)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=5961|… …   Wikipedia

  • peripherin — peripherin. См. периферин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Peripherin — protein Name = peripherin caption = width = HGNCid = 9461 Symbol = PRPH AltSymbols = NEF4 EntrezGene = 5630 OMIM = 170710 RefSeq = NM 006262 UniProt = P41219 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 12 Arm = q Band = 12 LocusSupplementaryData =… …   Wikipedia

  • peripherin — (1) Type III intermediate filament protein (57 58 kD) co expressed with neurofilament triplet proteins. (2) Photoreceptor specific glycoprotein found on the rim region of rod outer segment disk membranes. Thought to be essential for assembly,… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • PRPH — peripherin …   Medical dictionary

  • PRPH — • peripherin …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • периферин — peripherin периферин. Цитоскелетный белок (характерен для клеток периферической и, возможно, центральной нервной системы млекопитающих), родственный белкам промежуточных филаментов <intermediate filaments>, вместе с виментином, десмином и… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Neurofilament — neurofilament, light polypeptide 68kDa Identifiers Symbol NEFL Entrez 4747 HUGO …   Wikipedia

  • ROM1 — Retinal outer segment membrane protein 1, also known as ROM1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ROM1 retinal outer segment membrane protein 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …   Wikipedia

  • Microtubule — Space filling model of a microtubule segment derived from cryo electron microscopy. The protofilaments are seen running along the axis of the segment. The microtubule (+) end is towards the top of the image.[1] Microtubules are a component of the …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”