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    Mutations that affect calcium homeostasis (Ca(2+)) in rod photoreceptors are linked to retinal degeneration and visual disorders such as retinitis pigmentosa and congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB). It is thought that the concentration of Ca(2+) in rod outer segments is controlled by a dynamic balance between influx via cGMP-gated (CNG) channels and extrusion via Na(+)/Ca(2+), K(+) exchangers (NCKX1). The extrusion-driven lowering of rod [Ca(2+)]i following light exposure controls their light adaptation and response termination. Mutant NCKX1 has been linked to autosomal-recessive stationary night blindness. However, whether NCKX1 contributes to light adaptation has not been directly tested and the mechanisms by which human NCKX1 mutations cause night blindness are not understood. Here, we report that the deletion of NCKX1 in mice results in malformed outer segment disks, suppressed expression and function of rod CNG channels and a subsequent 100-fold reduction in rod responses, while preserving normal cone responses. The compensating loss of CNG channel function in the absence of NCKX1-mediated Ca(2+) extrusion may prevent toxic Ca(2+) buildup and provides an explanation for the stationary nature of the associated disorder in humans. Surprisingly, the lack of NCKX1 did not compromise rod background light adaptation, suggesting additional Ca(2+)-extruding mechanisms exist in these cells. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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    Frans Vinberg, Tian Wang, Robert S Molday, Jeannie Chen, Vladimir J Kefalov. A new mouse model for stationary night blindness with mutant Slc24a1 explains the pathophysiology of the associated human disease. Human molecular genetics. 2015 Oct 15;24(20):5915-29

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