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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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Grunwald, G. B., Gierschik, P., Nirenberg, M., & Spiegel, A. (1986). Detection of α-Transducin in Retinal Rods But Not Cones. Science, 231(4740), 856–859.

Authors 4
  1. Gerald B. Grunwald (first)
  2. Peter Gierschik (additional)
  3. Marshall Nirenberg (additional)
  4. Allen Spiegel (additional)
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@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} }