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photoreceptor cell development

Known as: photoreceptor morphogenesis 
Development of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. [GOC:go_curators]
National Institutes of Health

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photoreceptor cell morphogenesis

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2011
2011
Transcription factor NF-Y is involved in differentiation of R7 photoreceptor cell in Drosophila
Summary The CCAAT motif-binding factor NF-Y consists of three different subunits, NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC. Knockdown of Drosophila… 
2010
2010
Multiple domains in the Crumbs Homolog 2a (Crb2a) protein are required for regulating rod photoreceptor size
BackgroundVertebrate retinal photoreceptors are morphologically complex cells that have two apical regions, the inner segment and… 
2009
2009
Function of Drosophila mob2 in photoreceptor morphogenesis
The Drosophila photoreceptor is a highly polarized cell; a mature photoreceptor cell in Drosophila contains a photosensitive… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Photoreceptor morphogenesis and retinal degeneration: lessons from Drosophila
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Requirement of neuroD for photoreceptor formation in the chick retina.
PURPOSE The genetic control of photoreceptor cell fate in the vertebrate retina is poorly understood. Published studies suggest… 
2002
2002
Crumbs, the Drosophila homologue of human CRB1/RP12, is essential for photoreceptor morphogenesis. Pellikka M, Tanentzapf G, Pinto M, Smith C, McGlade CJ, Ready DF, Tepass U. ∗ Nature 2002;416:143…
2001
2001
Interaction with Protein Phosphatase 1 Is Essential for bifocal Function during the Morphogenesis of theDrosophila Compound Eye
ABSTRACT The gene bifocal (bif), required for photoreceptor morphogenesis in the Drosophila compound eye, encodes a protein that… 
1997
1997
Rhodopsin replacement rescues photoreceptor structure during a critical developmental window.
Rhodopsin is essential for normal photoreceptor development in Drosophila (O'Tousa et al., 1989; Leonard et al., 1992; Kumar and… 
1997
1997
The Drosophila bifocal gene encodes a novel protein which colocalizes with actin and is necessary for photoreceptor morphogenesis
Photoreceptor cells of the Drosophila compound eye begin to develop specialized membrane foldings at the apical surface in… 
1994
1994
The Drosophila melanogaster homolog of ribosomal protein L27a.
The amino acid sequence of the Drosophila melanogaster 60S ribosomal sub-unit protein, L27a, was deduced from the sequence of… 
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