SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN PHOTORECEPTORS

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作者
LANGMACK, K
SAIBIL, H
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,DEPT ZOOL,OXFORD OX1 3PS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON BIRKBECK COLL,DEPT CRYSTALLOG,LONDON WC1E 7HX,ENGLAND
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10.1042/bst0190858
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
The biochemical role of the visual-pigment protein, rhodopsin, is reviewed, with reference to vertebrate rods and cones and the microvillar photoreceptors of invertebrates. New results are presented on the structure of squid rhodopsin, which possesses an extensive proline-rich repeat at its C-terminus, using negative-stain electron microscopy.
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页码:858 / 861
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