Chemical modification of transducin with dansyl chloride hinders its binding to light-activated rhodopsin

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 260-267

  Kosoy, Ana ^a,b   Möller, Carolina ^a,c   Perdomo, Deisy ^a   Bubis, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; G protein coupled signaling; Group specific labeling; Rhodopsin; Transducin; Visual process

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; DANSYL CHLORIDE; FLUOROALUMINATE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LYSINE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2342646236     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2004.37.2.260     Document Type: Article

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