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BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 62, Issue 9, Pages 1429-1432Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00084
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This study revealed that human and chicken RGRs form blue-absorbing pigments similar to bovine RGR, and they are bistable rhodopsins displaying a reversible photoreaction. These findings provide insight into the behavior of RGR as a retinal photoisomerase and aid in understanding its role in the visual system.
Retinal G-protein-coupled receptor (RGR) plays a crucial role in the visual system of vertebrates as a retinal photoisomerase, which isomerizes all-trans-retinal to 11-cis-retinal to maintain the photosensitivity of visual rhodopsins. Despite the previous characterization of bovine RGR, little is known about the spectral properties of RGR from other species. In addition, photoreactivity of the 11-cis-retinal-binding form remains unclear. In this study, we revealed that human and chicken RGRs form blue-absorbing pigments similar to bovine RGR. Furthermore, the spectroscopic and biochemical analyses revealed that bovine and chicken RGRs are bistable rhodopsins displaying a reversible photoreaction. These findings provide insight into the behavior of RGR as a retinal photoisomerase and aid in understanding its role in the visual system.
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