title: Transport of retinoids by the interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein.
abstract: In the retina, the interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein shuttles retinoids between the retinal pigment epithelium and the rod outer segment. A molecular mechanism for this transport is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3104, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D006801:Humans; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000378:metabolism; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism*; D012176:Retinoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012374:Rod Cell Outer Segment / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012176:Retinoids; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins