C. elegans phototransduction requires a G protein-dependent cGMP pathway and a taste receptor homolog.

Abstract:

:The eyeless animal C. elegans is able to sense light and engages in phototaxis behavior that is mediated by photoreceptor cells. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying phototransduction in C. elegans remain largely unclear. By recording the photoreceptor neuron ASJ in wild-type and various mutant worms, we found that phototransduction in ASJ is a G protein-mediated process and requires membrane-associated guanylate cyclases, but not typical phosphodiesterases. In addition, we found that C. elegans phototransduction requires LITE-1, a candidate photoreceptor protein known to be a member of the invertebrate taste receptor family. Our genetic, pharmacological and electrophysiological data suggest a model in which LITE-1 transduces light signals in ASJ via G protein signaling, which leads to upregulation of the second messenger cGMP, followed by opening of cGMP-sensitive CNG channels and stimulation of photoreceptor cells. Our results identify a phototransduction cascade in C. elegans and implicate the function of a 'taste receptor' in phototransduction.

journal_name

Nat Neurosci

journal_title

Nature neuroscience

authors

Liu J,Ward A,Gao J,Dong Y,Nishio N,Inada H,Kang L,Yu Y,Ma D,Xu T,Mori I,Xie Z,Xu XZ

doi

10.1038/nn.2540

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-06-01 00:00:00

pages

715-22

issue

6

eissn

1097-6256

issn

1546-1726

pii

nn.2540

journal_volume

13

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