Publications by authors named "Stevie Dehnbostel"
Adv Biosci Biotechnol
January 2012
Article Synopsis
- - Light exposure is linked to eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), prompting researchers to study how cytoskeletal proteins in retinal cells react to oxidative stress from light.
- - A study found that in mice exposed to continuous light, levels of the proteins vimentin and PP2A increased, but these levels normalized with melatonin treatment, suggesting a connection between light stress and these cytoskeletal proteins.
- - The research indicates that nitric oxide plays a crucial role in regulating the phosphorylation of PP2A and vimentin during stress, which could affect the stability of vimentin and its potential role in preventing cell death under oxidative conditions.
