... and transferred to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) to store as all- trans retinyl ester. This ester pool is subsequently utilized for visual pigment regeneration. However, there is a lack of information on the putative cone visual cycle. In the present study, we provide experimental evidence in support...

...Motohiro Wakakuwa; Koichi Ozaki; Kentaro Arikawa SUMMARY We recently identified a novel retinoid binding protein, Papilio RBP, in the soluble fraction of the eye homogenate of the butterfly Papilio xuthus , and demonstrated that the protein is involved in the visual cycle. We now have localized...