{"gene":"PRPH2","run_date":"2026-06-10T06:43:36","timeline":{"discoveries":[{"year":2018,"finding":"Prph2/Rom1 higher-order covalent oligomerization, mediated by an intermolecular disulfide bond at Prph2-C150/Rom1-C153, is essential for photoreceptor outer segment formation. C150S-Prph2 forms non-covalent tetramers and traffics to the OS but cannot support normal OS structure and function alone. Cones require large covalently-linked Prph2 complexes more stringently than rods, with C150S heterozygous cones exhibiting a dominant-negative phenotype rather than haploinsufficiency.","method":"Knockin mouse (C150S-Prph2), electroretinography, electron microscopy, biochemical complex analysis (non-reducing SDS-PAGE), genetic crosses with WT and Y141C Prph2 alleles","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — multiple orthogonal methods (knockin model, ERG, ultrastructure, biochemical oligomerization assays, genetic epistasis with multiple alleles) in a single rigorous study","pmids":["29961824"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"The Prph2 C-terminus is necessary and sufficient for the initiation of outer segment (OS) disc formation, while OS maturation requires the body of Prph2 and associated large oligomers. Rom1 is a key determinant of whether Prph2 complexes utilize conventional versus unconventional (Golgi bypass) secretory pathways to reach the OS, acting as a regulator of OS formation.","method":"Knockin mouse expressing chimeric RRCT protein (Rom1 body + Prph2 C-terminus), electroretinography, immunofluorescence, biochemical trafficking assays, genetic crosses with Rom1-null mice","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — chimeric knockin model with multiple orthogonal methods (ERG, trafficking assays, biochemistry, genetic epistasis with Rom1 knockout) in a single rigorous study","pmids":["30307502"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2017,"finding":"Rom1 modifies the phenotype of Y141C-Prph2: in vitro, Y141C-Prph2 is retained in the ER but co-expression with Rom1 rescues this. In heterozygous Y141C knockin mice, Y141C-Prph2 and Rom1 form abnormal complexes. Ablation of Rom1 eliminates these abnormal complexes and converts the cone-dominant macular/pattern dystrophy phenotype (with cone ERG defects and abnormal Prph2/Rom1 complexes) to a rod-dominant retinitis pigmentosa-like phenotype (rod ERG defects and reduced total Prph2), demonstrating Rom1 as a disease modifier.","method":"Y141C-Prph2 knockin mouse, Rom1 knockout cross (Prph2Y/+/Rom1-/-), in vitro co-expression, ER retention assay, electroretinography, immunoblot for complex composition","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal knockin/knockout genetic epistasis, in vitro rescue, ERG functional readout, biochemical complex analysis; multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["28053051"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"The C213Y Prph2 mutation (associated with butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy) disrupts oligomerization with Rom1 while retaining homotetramers. C213Y heterozygotes show decreased overall Prph2 levels and reduced rod and cone function. Supplementation with extra WT Prph2 improves protein levels and rod OS structure but does not rescue function in rods or cones, indicating a gain-of-function mechanism distinct from haploinsufficiency-related RP caused by adjacent cysteine (C214) mutations.","method":"C213Y-Prph2 knockin mouse, WT Prph2 transgenic supplementation cross, electroretinography, immunoblot, non-reducing SDS-PAGE for oligomer analysis","journal":"FASEB journal","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — knockin model with genetic supplementation cross, multiple functional and biochemical readouts, mechanistic distinction between gain-of-function and haploinsufficiency","pmids":["31914632"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"K153Δ-Prph2 cannot form the oligomeric complexes required for outer segment formation and, in cones specifically, cannot interact with Rom1. K153Δ causes dominant defects in both rod and cone function; rod (but not cone) ultrastructure is partially improved by the presence of K153Δ-Prph2, and supplementation with WT Prph2 yields structural but not functional improvements, indicating that Prph2's structural and functional (signaling) roles can be dissociated and differ between rods and cones.","method":"K153Δ-Prph2 knockin mouse, WT Prph2 transgenic supplementation, electroretinography, electron microscopy, co-immunoprecipitation for Rom1 interaction","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — knockin model with supplementation epistasis, multiple orthogonal methods (ERG, EM, co-IP), mechanistic dissection of structural vs. functional roles","pmids":["27365499"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"Rom1 contributes to phenotypic heterogeneity in PRPH2-associated disease in a mutation-specific manner: reducing Rom1 by one allele (Rom1+/-) in K153Δ-Prph2 knockin mice improves rod and cone function and ameliorates defects in PRPH2/ROM1 oligomerization, whereas in R172W-Prph2 knockin mice it worsens rod and cone function and exacerbates retinal degeneration. Reducing Rom1 has no effect in C213Y-Prph2 knockin mice.","method":"Three Prph2 knockin models (C213Y, K153Del, R172W) crossed with Rom1+/- mice, electroretinography, retinal histology, biochemical oligomerization assays","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — three independent knockin models with genetic epistasis, multiple functional and biochemical readouts, mutation-specific effects replicated across models","pmids":["32716032"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"ROM1 is functionally redundant to PRPH2 as a structural building block of photoreceptor disc rims: ROM1 knockout causes compensatory upregulation of PRPH2 at disc rims; this increase is insufficient to prevent delayed disc enclosure and loss of incisures, but further PRPH2 overexpression rescues these morphological defects. A knockin mouse in which the tetraspanin body of PRPH2 is replaced with that of ROM1 still forms disc rims, demonstrating functional interchangeability of the two proteins' tetraspanin bodies for this structure.","method":"ROM1 knockout mice, PRPH2 overexpression rescue cross, PRPH2-body-replaced-by-ROM1-body knockin mouse, electron microscopy, immunoblot quantification of disc rim proteins","journal":"eLife","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — multiple genetic models (KO, overexpression rescue, chimeric knockin), ultrastructural and biochemical analyses, functional interchangeability directly tested","pmids":["37991486"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2008,"finding":"Prph2 is a direct transcriptional target of the nuclear receptor NR2E3: chromatin immunoprecipitation shows NR2E3 binds the Prph2 locus, and Prph2 mRNA and protein levels are reduced in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) mutant retinas. A novel ENU-induced Prph2 splicing mutation (nmf193, aberrant splicing between exons 1 and 2) phenocopies Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) photoreceptor degeneration, linking NR2E3 regulation of Prph2 to photoreceptor survival.","method":"Positional cloning, Sanger sequencing, quantitative RT-PCR, immunoblot, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) retinas","journal":"Mammalian genome","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Moderate — ChIP (direct transcription factor binding), mRNA/protein quantification, genetic phenocopy; multiple orthogonal methods in a single study","pmids":["18763016"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2022,"finding":"PRPF31 physically interacts with PRPH2 and co-localizes with it in HEK293T cells, ARPE-19 cells, and mouse retina, as demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation (PRPF31 pulled down with anti-PRPH2 antibody) and immunofluorescence co-localization.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence co-localization in HEK293T and ARPE-19 cells and mouse retina","journal":"Biochemical and biophysical research communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — single directional co-IP (PRPF31 pulled down with PRPH2 antibody), co-localization; single lab, no reciprocal pulldown or functional mechanistic follow-up","pmids":["36088804"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2022,"finding":"Prph2 disease mutations lead to structural abnormalities and cell loss in the RPE, including impaired clearance of phagocytosed outer segment material and increased microglial activation, with severity varying between different Prph2 disease models, suggesting that the specific type of abnormal outer segment structure created by each Prph2 mutation differentially stresses the RPE.","method":"Multiple Prph2 knockin disease mouse models, RPE histology, phagocytosis clearance assay, microglial activation (immunohistochemistry), comparison across models","journal":"FASEB journal","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — multiple disease models compared, functional phagocytosis assay and microglial activation readouts; single lab, cellular mechanism partially characterized","pmids":["35344225"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"Comparative analysis of three D2 loop cysteine mutants (Y141C, C213Y, C150S) in knockin mice shows that mutations interfering with PRPH2 oligomerization severely affect rods (not merely through haploinsufficiency), while cones are less sensitive to mutant protein toxicity and can better tolerate reduced PRPH2 levels. This supports knockdown-based therapeutic strategies for preserving cone function.","method":"Three Prph2 D2-loop cysteine knockin mouse models, electroretinography, electron microscopy, non-reducing SDS-PAGE for oligomerization, immunofluorescence for subcellular localization","journal":"Cellular and molecular life sciences","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — three independent knockin models with multiple orthogonal functional, structural, and biochemical methods; mechanistic conclusions supported across all models","pmids":["37466729"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"The c.828+1G>A PRPH2 splice site mutation leads to activation of a cryptic splice site and intron retention, forming a mutant transcript, as demonstrated in hiPSCs and hiPSC-derived retinal organoids. Correction of this mutation by prime editing restored the canonical PRPH2 transcript and reduced the mutant transcript.","method":"Prime editing in hiPSCs, RT-PCR analysis of splice products in retinal organoids (DD50/DD100), heterozygous and homozygous edited clones compared","journal":"Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — direct molecular characterization of splice defect in human iPSC-derived retinal organoids with correction experiment; single lab, human cellular model","pmids":["41210588"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2017,"finding":"PARP overactivation occurs before the peak of photoreceptor degeneration in the rd2 (Prph2 mutant) mouse, and pharmacological inhibition of PARP with PJ34 decreases poly-ADP-ribosylation and photoreceptor cell death, establishing PARP as causally involved in Prph2 mutation-driven photoreceptor degeneration.","method":"Prph2(rd2) mouse model, PARP activity assay, poly-ADP-ribose immunodetection, TUNEL cell death assay, PJ34 PARP inhibitor treatment, temporal progression analysis","journal":"PloS one","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — pharmacological epistasis with mechanistic enzyme activity assay and cell death readout; single lab, rd2 model","pmids":["28723922"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"PARP inhibitors (Olaparib, BMN-673, 3-aminobenzamide) protect both rod and cone photoreceptors in the rd2 (Prph2 mutant) retina, with BMN-673 showing highest efficacy. Treatment increased rhodopsin expression, decreased Müller cell (GFAP) activation, altered oxidative stress markers (GSH/GSSG ratio), and reduced CD9-positive extracellular vesicle accumulation in the outer nuclear layer.","method":"Prph2(rd2) mouse model, pharmacological PARP inhibitor treatment, immunohistochemistry (rhodopsin, GFAP, CD9), cone density quantification, glutathione measurement","journal":"Acta neuropathologica communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — pharmacological intervention with multiple cellular and molecular readouts; single lab, extends prior PARP findings to cones","pmids":["40170065"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"The Prph2 C-terminus regulates protein trafficking (including Golgi bypass/unconventional secretion), membrane curvature induction, ectosome secretion, and membrane fusion, and is necessary for initiation of outer segment morphogenesis.","method":"Review/mini-review synthesizing experimental work on chimeric Prph2 constructs and C-terminus truncation/substitution studies","journal":"Advances in experimental medicine and biology","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — mini-review summarizing prior work; no new primary experimental data presented in this abstract","pmids":["31884660"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"PRPH2 overexpression in laryngeal cancer cells suppresses invasion and anoikis inhibition by activating Hippo signaling: PRPH2 overexpression increased phosphorylation of YAP and LATS1 and decreased Rho GTPase activity, while PRPH2 knockdown had opposite effects. Hippo pathway inhibitors abrogated PRPH2-knockdown-induced invasion and anoikis inhibition.","method":"Transwell matrigel invasion assay, annexin V anoikis assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot for p-YAP, p-LATS1, Rho GTPase activity assay, pharmacological Hippo pathway inhibition in laryngeal cancer cells","journal":"Cancer management and research","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — single lab, cancer cell line overexpression/knockdown with pathway readouts; context (laryngeal cancer cells) is entirely outside canonical PRPH2 photoreceptor biology, and no mechanistic connection to the known tetraspanin function is established","pmids":["31819643"],"is_preprint":false}],"current_model":"PRPH2 (peripherin-2/RDS) is a photoreceptor-specific tetraspanin that localizes to the rim regions of rod and cone outer segment discs, where it is essential for disc morphogenesis: it forms non-covalent homo- and hetero-tetramers with its homologue ROM1, which then assemble into higher-order covalently-linked complexes (via an intermolecular disulfide bond at C150) that drive membrane curvature and disc enclosure; the Prph2 C-terminus initiates outer segment formation while the protein body and large oligomers are required for maturation; ROM1 modulates Prph2 complex type, trafficking pathway (conventional vs. Golgi bypass), and acts as a mutation-specific phenotypic modifier; rods are highly sensitive to oligomerization defects while cones are more tolerant of reduced PRPH2 levels; Prph2 expression is directly regulated by the nuclear receptor NR2E3; and PARP overactivation contributes causally to photoreceptor death in Prph2-mutant retinas."},"narrative":{"mechanistic_narrative":"PRPH2 (peripherin-2/RDS) is a photoreceptor tetraspanin that serves as a core structural building block of the outer segment disc rim, where it drives disc morphogenesis and enclosure [PMID:37991486]. Its function depends on oligomerization with its homologue ROM1: higher-order, covalently-linked complexes formed through an intermolecular disulfide bond at PRPH2-C150/ROM1-C153 are essential for outer segment formation, and a C150S protein that can only form non-covalent tetramers traffics correctly but fails to support normal outer segment structure [PMID:29961824]. The PRPH2 C-terminus is necessary and sufficient to initiate disc formation, while the tetraspanin body and large oligomers are required for maturation; ROM1 governs whether complexes reach the outer segment via conventional versus Golgi-bypass secretory routes [PMID:30307502]. The PRPH2 and ROM1 tetraspanin bodies are functionally interchangeable for disc-rim assembly, with ROM1 loss triggering compensatory PRPH2 upregulation that can be substituted by PRPH2 overexpression [PMID:37991486]. ROM1 also acts as a mutation-specific phenotypic modifier, shifting PRPH2 disease between cone-dominant and rod-dominant presentations and ameliorating or exacerbating function depending on the specific allele [PMID:28053051, PMID:32716032]. Distinct disease mutations act through separable mechanisms — gain-of-function disruption of ROM1 oligomerization versus haploinsufficiency — and rods are highly sensitive to oligomerization defects whereas cones better tolerate reduced PRPH2 [PMID:31914632, PMID:37466729]. PRPH2 expression is directly controlled by the nuclear receptor NR2E3, which binds the Prph2 locus and is required for normal Prph2 mRNA and protein levels and photoreceptor survival [PMID:18763016]. Downstream of PRPH2 mutation, PARP overactivation is causally involved in photoreceptor death, and PARP inhibition protects rods and cones [PMID:28723922, PMID:40170065].","teleology":[{"year":2008,"claim":"Established how Prph2 expression is transcriptionally controlled, linking a known retinal degeneration regulator to Prph2 and to photoreceptor survival.","evidence":"ChIP, qRT-PCR, immunoblot in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) retinas plus an ENU-induced Prph2 splicing mutant phenocopy","pmids":["18763016"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Does not define co-regulators or the cis-element bound by NR2E3","Does not address how Prph2 dosage thresholds relate to survival"]},{"year":2016,"claim":"Resolved that PRPH2's structural and functional (signaling) roles are separable and that mutant effects differ between rods and cones, by showing K153Δ abolishes oligomeric complex formation and ROM1 interaction in cones.","evidence":"K153Δ-Prph2 knockin mouse with WT supplementation, ERG, EM, co-IP for 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PJ34 inhibitor with temporal analysis","pmids":["28723922"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Single lab and single inhibitor","Link between disc structural defect and PARP activation not mechanistically traced"]},{"year":2018,"claim":"Defined the molecular requirement for covalent higher-order oligomerization in outer segment formation by pinpointing the C150 disulfide bond and showing cones require large covalent complexes more stringently than rods.","evidence":"C150S-Prph2 knockin mouse, ERG, EM, non-reducing SDS-PAGE, genetic crosses with WT and Y141C alleles","pmids":["29961824"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Higher-order complex architecture not structurally resolved","Mechanism by which cones require larger complexes than rods unknown"]},{"year":2019,"claim":"Mapped functional modularity within PRPH2, showing the C-terminus initiates disc formation while the body plus large oligomers drive maturation, and identified ROM1 as a determinant of secretory trafficking route.","evidence":"RRCT chimeric knockin mouse (Rom1 body + Prph2 C-terminus), ERG, IF, trafficking assays, Rom1-null crosses","pmids":["30307502"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Trafficking machinery for the Golgi-bypass route not identified","How the C-terminus mechanistically initiates disc formation undefined"]},{"year":2019,"claim":"Distinguished a gain-of-function mechanism for C213Y (disrupted ROM1 oligomerization with retained homotetramers) from haploinsufficiency caused by adjacent cysteine mutations, refining genotype-mechanism mapping.","evidence":"C213Y-Prph2 knockin mouse with WT transgenic supplementation, ERG, non-reducing SDS-PAGE","pmids":["31914632"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Why supplementation rescues structure but not function unexplained","Molecular nature of the toxic gain-of-function species not isolated"]},{"year":2020,"claim":"Showed ROM1 dosage modifies PRPH2 disease in a strictly mutation-specific manner — improving K153Δ, worsening R172W, neutral for C213Y — establishing that modifier effects cannot be generalized across alleles.","evidence":"Three Prph2 knockin models crossed with Rom1+/-, ERG, histology, oligomerization assays","pmids":["32716032"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Biochemical basis for opposite directionality across alleles not resolved","Predictive rules for which mutations benefit from ROM1 reduction lacking"]},{"year":2022,"claim":"Extended PRPH2 disease pathology to the RPE, showing mutation-specific impairment of phagocytosed outer-segment clearance and microglial activation as secondary stress mechanisms.","evidence":"Multiple Prph2 knockin models, RPE histology, phagocytosis clearance assay, microglial immunohistochemistry","pmids":["35344225"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Single lab","Causal chain from abnormal OS structure to RPE dysfunction correlative"]},{"year":2022,"claim":"Reported a physical interaction between PRPH2 and the splicing factor PRPF31, hinting at an interaction beyond the ROM1 axis.","evidence":"Directional co-IP (PRPF31 pulled down with anti-PRPH2) and IF co-localization in HEK293T, ARPE-19, and mouse retina","pmids":["36088804"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Single directional co-IP without reciprocal pulldown","No functional consequence of the interaction established"]},{"year":2023,"claim":"Demonstrated ROM1 and PRPH2 tetraspanin bodies are functionally interchangeable for disc-rim formation and that ROM1 loss is compensated by PRPH2 upregulation, clarifying their redundant structural roles.","evidence":"ROM1 knockout, PRPH2 overexpression rescue, PRPH2-body-replaced-by-ROM1-body knockin, EM, immunoblot quantification","pmids":["37991486"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Non-overlapping functions that explain why both genes are retained not defined","Mechanism of compensatory PRPH2 upregulation unknown"]},{"year":2023,"claim":"Consolidated the rod-versus-cone sensitivity principle across D2-loop cysteine mutants, providing a rationale for knockdown-based cone-preserving therapies.","evidence":"Three D2-loop cysteine knockin models (Y141C, C213Y, C150S), ERG, EM, non-reducing SDS-PAGE, IF","pmids":["37466729"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Cellular basis for differential rod/cone tolerance not mechanistically resolved","Therapeutic knockdown not yet demonstrated in vivo"]},{"year":2025,"claim":"Characterized a human splice-site mutation mechanism (cryptic splice activation and intron retention) and showed prime editing restores the canonical transcript, moving toward genetic correction.","evidence":"Prime editing in hiPSCs and hiPSC-derived retinal organoids, RT-PCR of splice products","pmids":["41210588"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Functional/structural rescue of disc morphogenesis not shown","Editing efficiency and off-target profile in photoreceptors not assessed"]},{"year":2025,"claim":"Extended PARP-targeted neuroprotection to cones and identified accompanying changes in oxidative stress, Müller cell activation, and 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C150S-Prph2 forms non-covalent tetramers and traffics to the OS but cannot support normal OS structure and function alone. Cones require large covalently-linked Prph2 complexes more stringently than rods, with C150S heterozygous cones exhibiting a dominant-negative phenotype rather than haploinsufficiency.\",\n      \"method\": \"Knockin mouse (C150S-Prph2), electroretinography, electron microscopy, biochemical complex analysis (non-reducing SDS-PAGE), genetic crosses with WT and Y141C Prph2 alleles\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — multiple orthogonal methods (knockin model, ERG, ultrastructure, biochemical oligomerization assays, genetic epistasis with multiple alleles) in a single rigorous study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"29961824\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"The Prph2 C-terminus is necessary and sufficient for the initiation of outer segment (OS) disc formation, while OS maturation requires the body of Prph2 and associated large oligomers. Rom1 is a key determinant of whether Prph2 complexes utilize conventional versus unconventional (Golgi bypass) secretory pathways to reach the OS, acting as a regulator of OS formation.\",\n      \"method\": \"Knockin mouse expressing chimeric RRCT protein (Rom1 body + Prph2 C-terminus), electroretinography, immunofluorescence, biochemical trafficking assays, genetic crosses with Rom1-null mice\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — chimeric knockin model with multiple orthogonal methods (ERG, trafficking assays, biochemistry, genetic epistasis with Rom1 knockout) in a single rigorous study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"30307502\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2017,\n      \"finding\": \"Rom1 modifies the phenotype of Y141C-Prph2: in vitro, Y141C-Prph2 is retained in the ER but co-expression with Rom1 rescues this. In heterozygous Y141C knockin mice, Y141C-Prph2 and Rom1 form abnormal complexes. Ablation of Rom1 eliminates these abnormal complexes and converts the cone-dominant macular/pattern dystrophy phenotype (with cone ERG defects and abnormal Prph2/Rom1 complexes) to a rod-dominant retinitis pigmentosa-like phenotype (rod ERG defects and reduced total Prph2), demonstrating Rom1 as a disease modifier.\",\n      \"method\": \"Y141C-Prph2 knockin mouse, Rom1 knockout cross (Prph2Y/+/Rom1-/-), in vitro co-expression, ER retention assay, electroretinography, immunoblot for complex composition\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal knockin/knockout genetic epistasis, in vitro rescue, ERG functional readout, biochemical complex analysis; multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"28053051\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"The C213Y Prph2 mutation (associated with butterfly-shaped pattern dystrophy) disrupts oligomerization with Rom1 while retaining homotetramers. C213Y heterozygotes show decreased overall Prph2 levels and reduced rod and cone function. Supplementation with extra WT Prph2 improves protein levels and rod OS structure but does not rescue function in rods or cones, indicating a gain-of-function mechanism distinct from haploinsufficiency-related RP caused by adjacent cysteine (C214) mutations.\",\n      \"method\": \"C213Y-Prph2 knockin mouse, WT Prph2 transgenic supplementation cross, electroretinography, immunoblot, non-reducing SDS-PAGE for oligomer analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"FASEB journal\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — knockin model with genetic supplementation cross, multiple functional and biochemical readouts, mechanistic distinction between gain-of-function and haploinsufficiency\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31914632\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"finding\": \"K153Δ-Prph2 cannot form the oligomeric complexes required for outer segment formation and, in cones specifically, cannot interact with Rom1. K153Δ causes dominant defects in both rod and cone function; rod (but not cone) ultrastructure is partially improved by the presence of K153Δ-Prph2, and supplementation with WT Prph2 yields structural but not functional improvements, indicating that Prph2's structural and functional (signaling) roles can be dissociated and differ between rods and cones.\",\n      \"method\": \"K153Δ-Prph2 knockin mouse, WT Prph2 transgenic supplementation, electroretinography, electron microscopy, co-immunoprecipitation for Rom1 interaction\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — knockin model with supplementation epistasis, multiple orthogonal methods (ERG, EM, co-IP), mechanistic dissection of structural vs. functional roles\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27365499\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"finding\": \"Rom1 contributes to phenotypic heterogeneity in PRPH2-associated disease in a mutation-specific manner: reducing Rom1 by one allele (Rom1+/-) in K153Δ-Prph2 knockin mice improves rod and cone function and ameliorates defects in PRPH2/ROM1 oligomerization, whereas in R172W-Prph2 knockin mice it worsens rod and cone function and exacerbates retinal degeneration. Reducing Rom1 has no effect in C213Y-Prph2 knockin mice.\",\n      \"method\": \"Three Prph2 knockin models (C213Y, K153Del, R172W) crossed with Rom1+/- mice, electroretinography, retinal histology, biochemical oligomerization assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — three independent knockin models with genetic epistasis, multiple functional and biochemical readouts, mutation-specific effects replicated across models\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32716032\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"finding\": \"ROM1 is functionally redundant to PRPH2 as a structural building block of photoreceptor disc rims: ROM1 knockout causes compensatory upregulation of PRPH2 at disc rims; this increase is insufficient to prevent delayed disc enclosure and loss of incisures, but further PRPH2 overexpression rescues these morphological defects. A knockin mouse in which the tetraspanin body of PRPH2 is replaced with that of ROM1 still forms disc rims, demonstrating functional interchangeability of the two proteins' tetraspanin bodies for this structure.\",\n      \"method\": \"ROM1 knockout mice, PRPH2 overexpression rescue cross, PRPH2-body-replaced-by-ROM1-body knockin mouse, electron microscopy, immunoblot quantification of disc rim proteins\",\n      \"journal\": \"eLife\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — multiple genetic models (KO, overexpression rescue, chimeric knockin), ultrastructural and biochemical analyses, functional interchangeability directly tested\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"37991486\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2008,\n      \"finding\": \"Prph2 is a direct transcriptional target of the nuclear receptor NR2E3: chromatin immunoprecipitation shows NR2E3 binds the Prph2 locus, and Prph2 mRNA and protein levels are reduced in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) mutant retinas. A novel ENU-induced Prph2 splicing mutation (nmf193, aberrant splicing between exons 1 and 2) phenocopies Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) photoreceptor degeneration, linking NR2E3 regulation of Prph2 to photoreceptor survival.\",\n      \"method\": \"Positional cloning, Sanger sequencing, quantitative RT-PCR, immunoblot, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) retinas\",\n      \"journal\": \"Mammalian genome\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Moderate — ChIP (direct transcription factor binding), mRNA/protein quantification, genetic phenocopy; multiple orthogonal methods in a single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"18763016\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"finding\": \"PRPF31 physically interacts with PRPH2 and co-localizes with it in HEK293T cells, ARPE-19 cells, and mouse retina, as demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation (PRPF31 pulled down with anti-PRPH2 antibody) and immunofluorescence co-localization.\",\n      \"method\": \"Co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence co-localization in HEK293T and ARPE-19 cells and mouse retina\",\n      \"journal\": \"Biochemical and biophysical research communications\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 3 / Weak — single directional co-IP (PRPF31 pulled down with PRPH2 antibody), co-localization; single lab, no reciprocal pulldown or functional mechanistic follow-up\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36088804\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"finding\": \"Prph2 disease mutations lead to structural abnormalities and cell loss in the RPE, including impaired clearance of phagocytosed outer segment material and increased microglial activation, with severity varying between different Prph2 disease models, suggesting that the specific type of abnormal outer segment structure created by each Prph2 mutation differentially stresses the RPE.\",\n      \"method\": \"Multiple Prph2 knockin disease mouse models, RPE histology, phagocytosis clearance assay, microglial activation (immunohistochemistry), comparison across models\",\n      \"journal\": \"FASEB journal\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — multiple disease models compared, functional phagocytosis assay and microglial activation readouts; single lab, cellular mechanism partially characterized\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"35344225\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"finding\": \"Comparative analysis of three D2 loop cysteine mutants (Y141C, C213Y, C150S) in knockin mice shows that mutations interfering with PRPH2 oligomerization severely affect rods (not merely through haploinsufficiency), while cones are less sensitive to mutant protein toxicity and can better tolerate reduced PRPH2 levels. This supports knockdown-based therapeutic strategies for preserving cone function.\",\n      \"method\": \"Three Prph2 D2-loop cysteine knockin mouse models, electroretinography, electron microscopy, non-reducing SDS-PAGE for oligomerization, immunofluorescence for subcellular localization\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cellular and molecular life sciences\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1-2 / Strong — three independent knockin models with multiple orthogonal functional, structural, and biochemical methods; mechanistic conclusions supported across all models\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"37466729\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"The c.828+1G>A PRPH2 splice site mutation leads to activation of a cryptic splice site and intron retention, forming a mutant transcript, as demonstrated in hiPSCs and hiPSC-derived retinal organoids. Correction of this mutation by prime editing restored the canonical PRPH2 transcript and reduced the mutant transcript.\",\n      \"method\": \"Prime editing in hiPSCs, RT-PCR analysis of splice products in retinal organoids (DD50/DD100), heterozygous and homozygous edited clones compared\",\n      \"journal\": \"Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — direct molecular characterization of splice defect in human iPSC-derived retinal organoids with correction experiment; single lab, human cellular model\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"41210588\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2017,\n      \"finding\": \"PARP overactivation occurs before the peak of photoreceptor degeneration in the rd2 (Prph2 mutant) mouse, and pharmacological inhibition of PARP with PJ34 decreases poly-ADP-ribosylation and photoreceptor cell death, establishing PARP as causally involved in Prph2 mutation-driven photoreceptor degeneration.\",\n      \"method\": \"Prph2(rd2) mouse model, PARP activity assay, poly-ADP-ribose immunodetection, TUNEL cell death assay, PJ34 PARP inhibitor treatment, temporal progression analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"PloS one\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — pharmacological epistasis with mechanistic enzyme activity assay and cell death readout; single lab, rd2 model\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"28723922\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"PARP inhibitors (Olaparib, BMN-673, 3-aminobenzamide) protect both rod and cone photoreceptors in the rd2 (Prph2 mutant) retina, with BMN-673 showing highest efficacy. Treatment increased rhodopsin expression, decreased Müller cell (GFAP) activation, altered oxidative stress markers (GSH/GSSG ratio), and reduced CD9-positive extracellular vesicle accumulation in the outer nuclear layer.\",\n      \"method\": \"Prph2(rd2) mouse model, pharmacological PARP inhibitor treatment, immunohistochemistry (rhodopsin, GFAP, CD9), cone density quantification, glutathione measurement\",\n      \"journal\": \"Acta neuropathologica communications\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — pharmacological intervention with multiple cellular and molecular readouts; single lab, extends prior PARP findings to cones\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40170065\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"The Prph2 C-terminus regulates protein trafficking (including Golgi bypass/unconventional secretion), membrane curvature induction, ectosome secretion, and membrane fusion, and is necessary for initiation of outer segment morphogenesis.\",\n      \"method\": \"Review/mini-review synthesizing experimental work on chimeric Prph2 constructs and C-terminus truncation/substitution studies\",\n      \"journal\": \"Advances in experimental medicine and biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 3 / Weak — mini-review summarizing prior work; no new primary experimental data presented in this abstract\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31884660\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"PRPH2 overexpression in laryngeal cancer cells suppresses invasion and anoikis inhibition by activating Hippo signaling: PRPH2 overexpression increased phosphorylation of YAP and LATS1 and decreased Rho GTPase activity, while PRPH2 knockdown had opposite effects. Hippo pathway inhibitors abrogated PRPH2-knockdown-induced invasion and anoikis inhibition.\",\n      \"method\": \"Transwell matrigel invasion assay, annexin V anoikis assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot for p-YAP, p-LATS1, Rho GTPase activity assay, pharmacological Hippo pathway inhibition in laryngeal cancer cells\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cancer management and research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 3 / Weak — single lab, cancer cell line overexpression/knockdown with pathway readouts; context (laryngeal cancer cells) is entirely outside canonical PRPH2 photoreceptor biology, and no mechanistic connection to the known tetraspanin function is established\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31819643\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    }\n  ],\n  \"current_model\": \"PRPH2 (peripherin-2/RDS) is a photoreceptor-specific tetraspanin that localizes to the rim regions of rod and cone outer segment discs, where it is essential for disc morphogenesis: it forms non-covalent homo- and hetero-tetramers with its homologue ROM1, which then assemble into higher-order covalently-linked complexes (via an intermolecular disulfide bond at C150) that drive membrane curvature and disc enclosure; the Prph2 C-terminus initiates outer segment formation while the protein body and large oligomers are required for maturation; ROM1 modulates Prph2 complex type, trafficking pathway (conventional vs. Golgi bypass), and acts as a mutation-specific phenotypic modifier; rods are highly sensitive to oligomerization defects while cones are more tolerant of reduced PRPH2 levels; Prph2 expression is directly regulated by the nuclear receptor NR2E3; and PARP overactivation contributes causally to photoreceptor death in Prph2-mutant retinas.\"\n}\n```","stage2_raw":"{\n  \"mechanistic_narrative\": \"PRPH2 (peripherin-2/RDS) is a photoreceptor tetraspanin that serves as a core structural building block of the outer segment disc rim, where it drives disc morphogenesis and enclosure [#6]. Its function depends on oligomerization with its homologue ROM1: higher-order, covalently-linked complexes formed through an intermolecular disulfide bond at PRPH2-C150/ROM1-C153 are essential for outer segment formation, and a C150S protein that can only form non-covalent tetramers traffics correctly but fails to support normal outer segment structure [#0]. The PRPH2 C-terminus is necessary and sufficient to initiate disc formation, while the tetraspanin body and large oligomers are required for maturation; ROM1 governs whether complexes reach the outer segment via conventional versus Golgi-bypass secretory routes [#1]. The PRPH2 and ROM1 tetraspanin bodies are functionally interchangeable for disc-rim assembly, with ROM1 loss triggering compensatory PRPH2 upregulation that can be substituted by PRPH2 overexpression [#6]. ROM1 also acts as a mutation-specific phenotypic modifier, shifting PRPH2 disease between cone-dominant and rod-dominant presentations and ameliorating or exacerbating function depending on the specific allele [#2, #5]. Distinct disease mutations act through separable mechanisms — gain-of-function disruption of ROM1 oligomerization versus haploinsufficiency — and rods are highly sensitive to oligomerization defects whereas cones better tolerate reduced PRPH2 [#3, #10]. PRPH2 expression is directly controlled by the nuclear receptor NR2E3, which binds the Prph2 locus and is required for normal Prph2 mRNA and protein levels and photoreceptor survival [#7]. Downstream of PRPH2 mutation, PARP overactivation is causally involved in photoreceptor death, and PARP inhibition protects rods and cones [#12, #13].\",\n  \"teleology\": [\n    {\n      \"year\": 2008,\n      \"claim\": \"Established how Prph2 expression is transcriptionally controlled, linking a known retinal degeneration regulator to Prph2 and to photoreceptor survival.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"ChIP, qRT-PCR, immunoblot in Nr2e3(rd7/rd7) retinas plus an ENU-induced Prph2 splicing mutant phenocopy\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"18763016\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Does not define co-regulators or the cis-element bound by NR2E3\", \"Does not address how Prph2 dosage thresholds relate to survival\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"claim\": \"Resolved that PRPH2's structural and functional (signaling) roles are separable and that mutant effects differ between rods and cones, by showing K153\\u0394 abolishes oligomeric complex formation and ROM1 interaction in cones.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"K153\\u0394-Prph2 knockin mouse with WT supplementation, ERG, EM, co-IP for ROM1\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27365499\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Molecular basis of the functional/signaling role distinct from structure not defined\", \"Why WT supplementation rescues structure but not function unexplained\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2017,\n      \"claim\": \"Demonstrated ROM1 is a disease modifier capable of converting a cone-dominant dystrophy into a rod-dominant RP phenotype for the Y141C allele, establishing ROM1 dosage as a determinant of disease class.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Y141C-Prph2 knockin crossed to Rom1 knockout, in vitro ER-retention rescue, ERG, complex immunoblotting\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"28053051\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Generality across other PRPH2 alleles not yet tested in this study\", \"Structural nature of the abnormal Y141C/ROM1 complexes 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[\"29961824\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Higher-order complex architecture not structurally resolved\", \"Mechanism by which cones require larger complexes than rods unknown\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"claim\": \"Mapped functional modularity within PRPH2, showing the C-terminus initiates disc formation while the body plus large oligomers drive maturation, and identified ROM1 as a determinant of secretory trafficking route.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"RRCT chimeric knockin mouse (Rom1 body + Prph2 C-terminus), ERG, IF, trafficking assays, Rom1-null crosses\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"30307502\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Trafficking machinery for the Golgi-bypass route not identified\", \"How the C-terminus mechanistically initiates disc formation undefined\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"claim\": \"Distinguished a gain-of-function mechanism for C213Y (disrupted ROM1 oligomerization with retained homotetramers) from haploinsufficiency caused by adjacent cysteine mutations, refining genotype-mechanism mapping.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"C213Y-Prph2 knockin mouse with WT transgenic supplementation, ERG, non-reducing SDS-PAGE\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31914632\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Why supplementation rescues structure but not function unexplained\", \"Molecular nature of the toxic gain-of-function species not isolated\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"claim\": \"Showed ROM1 dosage modifies PRPH2 disease in a strictly mutation-specific manner — improving K153\\u0394, worsening R172W, neutral for C213Y — establishing that modifier effects cannot be generalized across alleles.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Three Prph2 knockin models crossed with Rom1+/-, ERG, histology, oligomerization assays\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32716032\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Biochemical basis for opposite directionality across alleles not resolved\", \"Predictive rules for which mutations benefit from ROM1 reduction lacking\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"claim\": \"Extended PRPH2 disease pathology to the RPE, showing mutation-specific impairment of phagocytosed outer-segment clearance and microglial activation as secondary stress mechanisms.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Multiple Prph2 knockin models, RPE histology, phagocytosis clearance assay, microglial immunohistochemistry\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"35344225\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Single lab\", \"Causal chain from abnormal OS structure to RPE dysfunction correlative\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"claim\": \"Reported a physical interaction between PRPH2 and the splicing factor PRPF31, hinting at an interaction beyond the ROM1 axis.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Directional co-IP (PRPF31 pulled down with anti-PRPH2) and IF co-localization in HEK293T, ARPE-19, and mouse retina\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"36088804\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Single directional co-IP without reciprocal pulldown\", \"No functional consequence of the interaction established\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"claim\": \"Demonstrated ROM1 and PRPH2 tetraspanin bodies are functionally interchangeable for disc-rim formation and that ROM1 loss is compensated by PRPH2 upregulation, clarifying their redundant structural roles.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"ROM1 knockout, PRPH2 overexpression rescue, PRPH2-body-replaced-by-ROM1-body knockin, EM, immunoblot quantification\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"37991486\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Non-overlapping functions that explain why both genes are retained not defined\", \"Mechanism of compensatory PRPH2 upregulation unknown\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"claim\": \"Consolidated the rod-versus-cone sensitivity principle across D2-loop cysteine mutants, providing a rationale for knockdown-based cone-preserving therapies.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Three D2-loop cysteine knockin models (Y141C, C213Y, C150S), ERG, EM, non-reducing SDS-PAGE, IF\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"37466729\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Cellular basis for differential rod/cone tolerance not mechanistically resolved\", \"Therapeutic knockdown not yet demonstrated in vivo\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Characterized a human splice-site mutation mechanism (cryptic splice activation and intron retention) and showed prime editing restores the canonical transcript, moving toward genetic correction.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Prime editing in hiPSCs and hiPSC-derived retinal organoids, RT-PCR of splice products\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"41210588\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Functional/structural rescue of disc morphogenesis not shown\", \"Editing efficiency and off-target profile in photoreceptors not assessed\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Extended PARP-targeted neuroprotection to cones and identified accompanying changes in oxidative stress, Müller cell activation, and extracellular vesicle accumulation.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"rd2 mouse, multiple PARP inhibitors, IHC (rhodopsin, GFAP, CD9), cone density, glutathione measurement\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40170065\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Single lab\", \"Mechanistic link from PRPH2 dysfunction to PARP activation remains indirect\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": null,\n      \"claim\": \"The structural architecture of PRPH2/ROM1 higher-order complexes and the precise rules linking specific mutations and ROM1 dosage to opposite phenotypic outcomes remain unresolved.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"\",\n      \"pmids\": [],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No high-resolution structure of the disc-rim oligomer\", \"No unifying biochemical model predicting allele-specific ROM1 modifier directionality\", \"Mechanistic connection between disc structural defect and downstream PARP/RPE pathology unestablished\"]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"mechanism_profile\": {\n    \"molecular_activity\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005198\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 1, 6]}\n    ],\n    \"localization\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005929\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 1, 6]}\n    ],\n    \"pathway\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-1266738\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 1, 6]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-9709957\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [7]}\n    ],\n    \"complexes\": [\"PRPH2/ROM1 disc-rim oligomer\"],\n    \"partners\": [\"ROM1\", \"NR2E3\", \"PRPF31\"],\n    \"other_free_text\": []\n  }\n}","audit_flag":null,"evaluation":{"pairwise":"win","faith_supported":8,"faith_total":8,"faith_pct":100.0}}