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Rhodopsin, Human

Known as: Rhodopsin, Opsin 2, Rod Pigment 2 
Rhodopsin (348 aa, ~39 kDa) is encoded by the human RHO gene. This protein plays a role in rod-dependent visual processes.
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G Protein-Coupled Receptor GenesG Protein-Coupled Receptor SignalingInner Segment of the Photoreceptor CellIntegral Membrane Proteins

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Rhodopsin

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Phototransduction and retinal degeneration in Drosophila
Drosophila visual transduction is the fastest known G-protein-coupled signaling cascade and has therefore served as a genetically… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Activation of rhodopsin: new insights from structural and biochemical studies.
Review
2001
Review
2001
Confronting Complexity: the Interlink of Phototransduction and Retinoid Metabolism in the Vertebrate Retina
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Receptor-specific desensitization with purified proteins. Kinase dependence and receptor specificity of beta-arrestin and arrestin in the beta 2-adrenergic receptor and rhodopsin systems.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Light‐dependent subcellular movement of photoreceptor proteins
The intracellular localization of photoreceptor‐specific proteins 33 kd, beta‐transducin, and 48 kd, as determined by… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Photophysics of light transduction in rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin.
The molecular basis of light transduction in visual receptors and light­ harvesting bacteria is a subject of considerable… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Light- and GTP-regulated interaction of GTPase and other proteins with bovine photoreceptor membranes
Light absorption by photoreceptor rod outer segments (ROS) leads not only to spectral and structural changes in the rhodopsin… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane
Rhodopsin undergoes rapid lateral diffusion in the disk membranes of isolated frog and mudpuppy rods. The rate of lateral… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
THE RHODOPSIN SYSTEM OF THE SQUID
Squid rhodopsin (λmax 493 mµ)—like vertebrate rhodopsins—contains a retinene chromophore linked to a protein, opsin. Light… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
THE MOLAR EXTINCTION OF RHODOPSIN
The molar extinction of rhodopsin is 40,600 cm.2 per mole equivalent of retinene; i.e., this is the extinction of a solution of… 
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