Cell projection, cilium, photoreceptor outer segment {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q8BRE0}. Photoreceptor inner segment {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q8BRE0}. Endosome {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q8BRE0}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26100624, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29030614}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26100624, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29030614}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29030614}. Note=Colocalizes with GUCY2E and GUCY2F in rods and cones photoreceptors. Colocalizes with GUK1 in photoreceptor inner segments and to a lesser extent in the outer plexiform layer (By similarity). Strong dot-like perinuclear staining in the epithelial cells (PubMed:29030614). {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q8BRE0, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29030614}.
Plays a critical role in the regulation of enzymes involved in nucleotide cycle in photoreceptors (PubMed:29515371, PubMed:21928830, PubMed:21078983, PubMed:27471269, PubMed:30559291). Inhibits the basal catalytic activity and the GCAP-stimulated activity of GUCY2D and GUCY2F, two retinal guanylyl cyclases involved in the production of cGMP in photoreceptors (PubMed:21928830, PubMed:27471269, PubMed:29515371, PubMed:30559291). Involved in the transport of GUCY2D and GUCY2F to their target sites in the photoreceptor outer segment (PubMed:21078983). Up-regulates the activity of GUK1, a kinase that also plays an essential role for recycling GMP and indirectly, cGMP (PubMed:29515371). Plays an important role for the survival of rods and cones in the retina (By similarity). {By
SimilarityUniProtKB:Q8BRE0, Experimental EvidencePubMed:21078983, Experimental EvidencePubMed:21928830, Experimental EvidencePubMed:27471269, Experimental EvidencePubMed:29515371, Experimental EvidencePubMed:30559291}.
Leber congenital amaurosis 12 (LCA12) [MIM:610612]: A severe dystrophy of the retina, typically becoming evident in the first years of life. Visual function is usually poor and often accompanied by nystagmus, sluggish or near-absent pupillary responses, photophobia, high hyperopia and keratoconus. {Experimental EvidencePubMed:17186464}. Note=The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.