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Abstract

Guanylate cyclase-activating proteins (GCAP1 and GCAP2) are thought to mediate the intracellular stimulation of guanylate cyclase (GC) by Ca 2+ , a key event in recovery of the dark state of rod photoreceptors after exposure to light. GCAP1 has been localized to rod and cone outer segments, the sites of phototransduction, and to photoreceptor synaptic terminals and some cone somata. We used in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry to localize GCAP2 in human, monkey, and bovine retinas. In human and monkey retinas, the most intense immunolabeling with anti-GCAP2 antibodies was in the cone inner segments, somata, and synaptic terminals and, to a lesser degree, in rod inner segments and inner retinal neurons. In bovine retina, the most intense immunolabeling was in the rod inner segments, with weaker labeling of cone myoids, somata, and synapses. By using a GCAP2-specific antibody in enzymatic assays, we confirmed that GCAP1 but not GCAP2 is the major component that stimulates GC in bovine rod outer segment homogenates. These results suggest that although GCAP1 is involved in the Ca 2+ -sensitive regulation of GC in rod and cone outer segments, GCAP2 may have non-phototransduction functions in photoreceptors and inner retinal neurons.

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Otto-Bruc, A., Fariss, R. N., Haeseleer, F., Huang, J., Surgucheva, J. B., Irina, Baehr, W., Milam, A. H., & Palczewski, K. (1997). Localization of guanylate cyclase-activating protein 2 in mammalian retinas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 94(9), 4727–4732.

Authors 8
  1. Annie Otto-Bruc (first)
  2. Robert N. Fariss (additional)
  3. Françoise Haeseleer (additional)
  4. Jing Huang (additional)
  5. Janina BuczyŁko*, Irina Surgucheva (additional)
  6. Wolfgang Baehr (additional)
  7. Ann H. Milam (additional)
  8. Krzysztof Palczewski (additional)
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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 10:43 a.m.)
Deposited 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 4:03 p.m.)
Indexed 3 months, 1 week ago (May 20, 2025, 10:29 a.m.)
Issued 28 years, 4 months ago (April 29, 1997)
Published 28 years, 4 months ago (April 29, 1997)
Published Online 28 years, 4 months ago (April 29, 1997)
Published Print 28 years, 4 months ago (April 29, 1997)
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@article{Otto_Bruc_1997, title={Localization of guanylate cyclase-activating protein 2 in mammalian retinas}, volume={94}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.9.4727}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.94.9.4727}, number={9}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Otto-Bruc, Annie and Fariss, Robert N. and Haeseleer, Françoise and Huang, Jing and Surgucheva, Janina BuczyŁko*, Irina and Baehr, Wolfgang and Milam, Ann H. and Palczewski, Krzysztof}, year={1997}, month=apr, pages={4727–4732} }