11-cis- and all-trans-retinols can activate rod opsin: Rational design of the visual cycle

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 28, 2008, Pages 7567-7571

  Kono, Masahiro ^a   Goletz, Patrice W ^a   Crouch, Rosalie K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CELLS;

ALL TRANS RETINOL; AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS); BACK REACTIONS; COVALENTLY BOUND; DIM LIGHT; G PROTEINS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RATIONAL DESIGN; RECEPTOR (IR); RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM (RPE); RETINOL (VITAMIN A); RHODOPSIN (RHO); SIGNALING CASCADES; TRANSDUCIN; VISUAL CYCLES;

ALDEHYDES;

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OPSIN; RETINAL; RETINOL; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT ADAPTATION; OXIDATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; HAPLORHINI; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN; RODS (RETINA); TRANSDUCIN; VISION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 47249130441     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi800357b     Document Type: Article

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