[Physiology of the visual retinal signal: From phototransduction to the visual cycle]
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2016.12.006
[Physiology of the visual retinal signal: From phototransduction to the visual cycle]
Abstract
The retinal photoreceptors (rods and cones) are responsible for light absorption and transduction of the signal, which is transmitted to the other retinal nerve cells and then to the brain. The chromophore of visual pigments of rods and cones is a particular isomer of a vitamin A derivative. Light absorption by this chromophore leads to its isomerization and to a phototransduction cascade, which results in photoreceptor hyperpolarization and cessation of glutamate secretion at their synaptic terminals. Phototransduction of cones and rods differs in their signal amplification and inactivation, which is consistent with their respective functions. The rods serve for dim light vision, whereas color and detailed vision is provided by cones. The rods are thus much more sensitive than cones, but the time course of cones' photoresponse is ∼10 times faster than that of rods. The orientation of cone visual pigments in the retina is optimized to achieve their function. The isomerized chromophore of visual pigments is regenerated by a mechanism known as the visual cycle. This process takes place mainly in the retinal pigment epithelium for the rods and the glial Müller cells for the cones. Mutations of a large number of proteins involved in visual phototransduction and in the retinoid visual cycle are responsible for hereditary diseases leading to photoreceptor degeneration. However, gene therapy offers quite a bit of hope for treatment.
Keywords: Cycle visuel; Photoreceptors; Photorécepteurs; Phototransduction visuelle; Pigment visuel; Retina; Retinal pigment epithelium; Rétine; Visual cycle; Visual phototransduction; Visual pigment; Épithélium pigmentaire rétinien.
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