Rod-type transducin α-subunit mediates a phototransduction pathway in the chicken pineal gland

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 217-224

  Kasahara, Takaoki ^c   Okano, Toshiyuki ^c   Yoshikawa, Tomoko ^c   Yamazaki, Kazumitsu ^b   Fukada, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

G protein; Phototransduction; Pineal gland; Pinopsin; Transducin; Trypsin protection assay

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MELATONIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; CHICKENS; GUANOSINE 5'-O-(3-THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; LIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OPSIN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL GLAND; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0034100068     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750217.x     Document Type: Article

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