Occupancy of the chromophore binding site of opsin activates visual transduction in rod photoreceptors

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 491-503

  Kefalov, VladimirJ ^a   Cornwall, M Carter ^a   Crouch, Rosalie K ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching adaptation; Dark adaptation; Pigment regeneration; Visual pigments; ionone

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; OPSIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOPHORE; COVALENT BOND; DARK ADAPTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; RETINA ROD; SALAMANDER;

EID: 0032897613     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.113.3.491     Document Type: Article

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