Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$109,877.00

Award Date

8/04/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Mutations in rhodopsin are the most common causes of hereditary forms of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). Many of these mutations lead to misfolding of rhodopsin protein and retention within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The molecular pathways that link rhodo