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Abstract

Recoverin is a heterogeneously acylated calcium-binding protein thought to regulate visual transduction. Its effect on the photoresponse was investigated by dialyzing the recombinant protein into truncated salamander rod outer segments. At high Ca 2+ (Ca), myristoylated recoverin (Ca-recoverin) prolonged the recovery phase of the bright flash response but had less effect on the dim flash response. The prolongation of recovery had an apparent K d for Ca of 13 μM and a Hill coefficient of 2. The prolongation was shown to be mediated by inhibition of rhodopsin deactivation. After a sudden imposed drop in Ca concentration, the effect of recoverin switched off with little lag. The myristoyl (C14:0) modification of recoverin increased its activity 12-fold, and the C12:0 or C14:2 acyl group gave similar effects. These experiments support the notion that recoverin mediates Ca-dependent inhibition of rhodopsin phosphorylation and thereby controls light-triggered phosphodiesterase activity, particularly at high light levels.

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Erickson, M. A., Lagnado, L., Zozulya, S., Neubert, T. A., Stryer, L., & Baylor, D. A. (1998). The effect of recombinant recoverin on the photoresponse of truncated rod photoreceptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 95(11), 6474–6479.

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Issued 27 years, 3 months ago (May 26, 1998)
Published 27 years, 3 months ago (May 26, 1998)
Published Online 27 years, 3 months ago (May 26, 1998)
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@article{Erickson_1998, title={The effect of recombinant recoverin on the photoresponse of truncated rod photoreceptors}, volume={95}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.11.6474}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.95.11.6474}, number={11}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Erickson, Martha A. and Lagnado, Leon and Zozulya, Sergey and Neubert, Thomas A. and Stryer, Lubert and Baylor, Denis A.}, year={1998}, month=may, pages={6474–6479} }