Abstract:
:Lowered concentration of Ca2+ ions, resulting from illumination of the photoreceptor cell, is the signal for resynthesis of cGMP by retina-specific guanylyl cyclase (retGC). This Ca2+-dependent activation of retGC is mediated by Ca2+-binding proteins named GCAPs (guanylyl cyclase-activating proteins) and contributes to the recovery of photoreceptor cell to the dark state. Three different GCAPs (GCAP1, GCAP2 and GCAP3) are identified in vertebrate retina to date. In this chapter we describe their discovery, methods of purification, properties, and possible modes of action.
journal_name
Adv Exp Med Bioljournal_title
Advances in experimental medicine and biologyauthors
Gorczyca WA,Sokal Idoi
10.1007/978-1-4615-0121-3_19subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-01-01 00:00:00pages
319-32eissn
0065-2598issn
2214-8019journal_volume
514pub_type
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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