Literature associating RLBP1 and vitelliform macular dystrophy
RLBP1 [ENSP00000268125]
Retinaldehyde-binding protein 1; Soluble retinoid carrier essential the proper function of both rod and cone photoreceptors. Participates in the regeneration of active 11-cis-retinol and 11-cis-retinaldehyde, from the inactive 11- trans products of the rhodopsin photocycle and in the de novo synthesis of these retinoids from 11-trans metabolic precursors. The cycling of retinoids between photoreceptor and adjacent pigment epithelium cells is known as the 'visual cycle'.
Synonyms: RLBP1, RLBP1p, hRLBP1, H3BN92, H3BTN3 ...