Abstract
The distribution in chicken retina of the α subunit of transducin, the guanine nucleotide-binding protein that couples light-dependent activation of rhodopsin with activation of guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate phosphodiesterase, was determined with the aid of a specific antiserum. α-Transducin was found in rod photoreceptor cells but was not detected in cones. These results show that rods and cones differ with respect to α-transducin content and suggest that the processes of phototransduction may differ correspondingly in rods and cones.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 4:28 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 13, 2024, 4:17 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 year ago (Sept. 2, 2024, 5:13 a.m.) |
Issued | 39 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 21, 1986) |
Published | 39 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 21, 1986) |
Published Print | 39 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 21, 1986) |
@article{Grunwald_1986, title={Detection of α-Transducin in Retinal Rods But Not Cones}, volume={231}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.3080807}, DOI={10.1126/science.3080807}, number={4740}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Grunwald, Gerald B. and Gierschik, Peter and Nirenberg, Marshall and Spiegel, Allen}, year={1986}, month=feb, pages={856–859} }