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Mfsd2a Is a Transporter for the Essential ω-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in Eye and Is Important for Photoreceptor Cell Development

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By Bernice Wong, Metabolic Disorders, Jia Pei Chan, Amaury Cazenave-Gassiot
| The Journal of Biological Chemistry Verified
Eye photoreceptor membrane discs in outer rod segments are highly enriched in the visual pigment rhodopsin and the ω-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The eye acquires DHA from blood, but transporters for DHA uptake across the blood-retinal barrier or retinal pigment epithelium have not been identified.
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Mfsd2a is a transporter for the essential omega-3 fatty acid DHA in eye and important for photoreceptor cell development

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By Bernice Wong, Jia Pei Chan, Amaury Cazenave-Gassiot, Rebecca W. Poh, Juat Chin Foo
| The Journal of Biological Chemistry Verified
Eye photoreceptor membrane discs in outer rod segments (OS) are highly enriched in the visual pigment rhodopsin and the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The eye acquires DHA from blood, but transporters for DHA uptake across the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) or retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) have not been identified.
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