The ninaE regulatory region drives expression of a DsRed(Unk)-tagged (C-terminal) Culd cDNA (GH11265) in the R1-R6 photoreceptor cells.
The vesicular accumulations of ninaE and trpl proteins in the cytosol of photoreceptor cells in adult retina upon light exposure as well as the progressive light-dependent retinal degeneration characteristic for Culde01982 mutants are fully rescued by expression of CuldninaE.T:Disc\RFP