metarhodopsin II

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane helix (TM) proteins that transduce signals into living cells by… Expand

The fatty acid (FA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3) is highly enriched in membrane phospholipids of the central nervous… Expand

The second extracellular loop of rhodopsin folds back into the membrane-embedded domain of the receptor to form part of the… Expand

Arrestin blocks the interaction of rhodopsin with the G protein transducin (Gt). To characterize the sites of arrestin that… Expand

A prevalent model for the function of rhodopsin centers on the metarhodopsin I (MI) to metarhodopsin II (MII) conformational… Expand

In order to investigate the molecular mechanism of rhodopsin photoactivation, site-directed mutants of bovine rhodopsin were… Expand

A method was developed to measure Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectra of detergent-solubilized rhodopsin… Expand

Rhodopsin is a retinal protein and a G-protein-coupled receptor; it shares with both of these families the seven helix structure… Expand

The effect of lipid ordering on the kinetics and extent of metarhodopsin II (meta II) formation was evaluated in bovine rhodopsin… Expand

We have found that the 48-kDa protein (or S-antigen 48k) of the rod photoreceptor enhances the light-induced formation of the… Expand