Light-regulated localization of the beta-subunit of Gq-type G-protein in the crayfish photoreceptors

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 411-417

  Terakita, A ^a,b   Takahama, H ^a   Hariyama, T ^d   Suzuki, T ^c   Tsukahara, Y ^d,e  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Photoreceptor cell; Phototransduction; Rhabdom subunit of Gq

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CRAYFISH; DARK ADAPTATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; RETINA; RHODOPSIN; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032192386     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050267     Document Type: Article

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