Primary structure and characterization of a bullfrog visual pigment contained in small single cones

被引：24

作者：

Hisatomi, O

Kayada, S

Taniguchi, Y

Kobayashi, Y

Satoh, T

Tokunaga, F ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan

[2] RIKEN, Inst Chem & Phys Res, Photodynam Res Ctr, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980, Japan

来源：

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1998年 / 119卷 / 03期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

cDNA cloning; frog; Rana catesbeiana; photoreceptor; cone pigment; opsin; immunocytochemistry; retina; molecular evolution;

D O I：

10.1016/S0305-0491(98)00032-7

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

A cDNA fragment encoding a putative visual pigment (FCV pigment) was isolated from the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Its deduced amino acid sequence shows high similarities to those of short wavelength-sensitive pigments such as human blue-, chicken violet- and goldfish ultraviolet-sensitive pigments. An antiserum against its C-terminal amino acid sequence recognized the outer segments of small cone photoreceptor cells without oil droplets. It is suggested that the FCV pigment is a short wavelength-sensitive pigment contained in small single cones which have not I,een characterized previously. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：585 / 591

页数：7

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