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<RPE65> is an <enzyme> of the <visual cycle> in the <retinal pigment epithelium>. It converts <all-trans-retinyl esters> into <11-cis-retinol>, coupling a change of molecular geometry to processing of an ester substrate. The product participates in the pathway that replenishes the light-sensitive pigment system.<RPE65 is the isomerohydrolase in the retinoid visual cycle by Gennadiy Moiseyev and others>[Abstract, substrate, product and catalytic role]{ref}

A 1998 mouse experiment established a requirement for the protein: deficiency disrupted production of 11-cis vitamin-A derivatives and altered the visual response. Such a result identifies a necessary pathway component without by itself proving which reaction it catalyzes.<Rpe65 is necessary for production of 11-cis-vitamin A in the retinal visual cycle by T. M. Redmond and others>[Abstract, deficient mice and retinoid/visual measurements]{ref}

A 2005 study supplied more direct biochemical evidence. Expressing <RPE65> in cultured cells produced the relevant activity when <lecithin retinol acyltransferase> was coexpressed to provide the <substrate>. Activity depended on the amount of expressed RPE65.<RPE65 is the isomerohydrolase in the retinoid visual cycle by Gennadiy Moiseyev and others>[Abstract, recombinant expression and substrate-supplying partner]{ref} The comparison illustrates why an inactive preparation can reflect missing substrate supply as well as an absent or defective <enzyme>.

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