Table 2

Model parameters

ParameterSymbolRho+/+ (RhoP23H/+ control)RhoP23H/+Rho+/+ (Rho+/− control)Rho+/−
Scaling constant*K07506751100990
Relative ONL thicknessfONL10.611
Dominant time constantτ (s)0.1350.0550.1380.068
Irradiance at half maximal outputEC50 (ph/μm2/s)300300300300
Rod lengthL (μm)24122424
Rod diameterd (μm)1.41.41.41.4
Quantum efficiencyq0.630.630.630.63
Funnelingfp1.21.2.1.21.2
Pigment optical densityΔD (od units/μm)0.0190.0190.0190.0095
*K0 @12Hz = 0.6×K0
  • Model parameters for the model fits depicted in Figure 5. All parameters were measured in this study (ONL thickness, Fig. 1; τ, Fig. 7) or obtained from the literature (see Table 1).