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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
35
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
The bovine opsin apoprotein activates transducin, although at a much reduced level than light-activated rhodopsin (Surya, A., Foster, K., and Knox, B. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 5024-5031). The ability of retinal to modulate opsin apoprotein activity was investigated using a guanyl nucleotide exchange assay on transducin. 11-cis-Retinal reacted with opsin at 22 degrees C to (a) reform pigment having maximal absorbance at 500 nm and (b) reduce opsin activity by >80%. Pigment formation also occurred at 0 degrees C with a t1/2 of 260 min. However, unlike rhodopsin formed at 22 degrees C (R22), the rhodopsin formed at 0 degrees C (R0) activated transducin with the same half-saturating concentration as opsin in an exhaustive binding assay. Thus, the formation of a protonated Schiff base associated with 500 nm absorbance does not by itself lead to the inactivation of opsin. The R0 conformation was partially inactivated by incubation at 22 degrees C (t1/2 = 61 +/- 9 min), suggesting that it may be an intermediate conformation in the regeneration of rhodopsin.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21745-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of opsin apoprotein activity by retinal. Dark activity of rhodopsin formed at low temperature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. arjun_surya-1@sbphrd.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.