Journal
PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH
Volume 50, Issue 3, Pages 267-277Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2011.03.002
Keywords
G protein-coupled receptor(s); Rhodopsin; Transducin (Gt); Photoreceptor; Rod outer segment; Membranes; Oligomerization; Signal transduction; Phospholipids; Cholesterol; Phospholipase A2
Funding
- NIH [R01-EY008061, R01 GM079191]
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Rhodopsin is a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) - a member of the superfamily that shares a similar structural architecture consisting of seven-transmembrane helices and propagates various signals across biological membranes. Rhodopsin is embedded in the lipid bilayer of specialized disk membranes in the outer segments of retinal rod photoreceptor cells where it transmits a light-stimulated signal. Photoactivated rhodopsin then activates a visual signaling cascade through its cognate G protein, transducin or Gt, that results in a neuronal response in the brain. Interestingly, the lipid composition of ROS membranes not only differs from that of the photoreceptor plasma membrane but is critical for visual transduction. Specifically, lipids can modulate structural changes in rhodopsin that occur after photoactivation and influence binding of transducin. Thus, altering the lipid organization of ROS membranes can result in visual dysfunction and blindness. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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