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Processing and transport of retinoids by the retinal pigment epithelium
1Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of California, Los Angeles.
Eye (London, England)
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Recent developments regarding our understanding of retinoid processing and transport during the visual cycle and related events are reviewed. Retinoids are bound and protected by a cohort of retinoid binding proteins, each of which is unique. The production of retinol (Vitamin A) derivatives is accomplished by a group of membrane-bound enzymes, some of which appear to be coupled in their actions.