2007-03-03 23:14:14 · 2 answers · asked by vnnartist 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Maybe after Barry Knox who postulated: Mislocalization of the photopigment rhodopsin may be involved in the pathology of certain inherited retinal degenerative diseases. Here, we have elucidated rhodopsin's targeting signal which is responsible for its polarized distribution to the rod outer segment (ROS). Various green fluorescent protein (GFP)/rhodopsin COOH-terminal fusion proteins were expressed specifically in the major red rod photoreceptors of transgenic Xenopus laevis under the control of the Xenopus opsin promoter.
2007-03-03 23:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a chemical compound of the type COOH named after a researcher named Knox. You'll have to read all the citations from a google search for a better answer. I'd never heard of it (didn't pass organic chemistry) but google seems to indicate a researcher named Knox did something with that molecule.
2007-03-04 07:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by anonymouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋