| Literature DB >> 11952087 |
Vladimir A Bondarenko1, Hao Yu, Russell K Yamazaki, Akio Yamazaki.
Abstract
Cyclic GMP plays a key role in retinal phototransduction and its photoreceptor concentration is precisely controlled by the cooperative action of cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) and retinal guanylyl cyclase (retGC). However, studies of the relationship between these two systems have focused only on a Ca2+-mediated, indirect connection. This article summarizes our studies strongly suggesting that RGS9-1 is directly involved in the cooperative action of PDE and retGC, and that this ingenious mechanism plays an important role in tuning of cGMP concentration in photoreceptors.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11952087
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biochem ISSN: 0300-8177 Impact factor: 3.396