Experiments reveal the role of a light-sensitive GTPase in activating phosphodiesterase in retinal rods, suggesting broader implications for hormone-mediated pathways.
We report experiments which involve a light sensitive GTPase in the light dependent activation of retinal rod 3'5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterase (PDE). The data suggest that the light activated GTPase is intermediate between rhodopsin and PDE in the light-dependent activation sequence. We list the many striking similarities between hormone sensitive adenylate cyclase and light activated PDE in order to emphasize that the findings presented herein may have predictive value for ongoing studies of the hormone sensitive adenylate cyclase specifically regarding the role of the hormone activated GTPase in the activation sequence.
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