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Tyrosine phosphorylation of rod cyclic nucleotide-gated channels switches off Ca2+/calmodulin inhibition.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 5 Nov 2003
Krajewski Jeffrey L, Luetje Charles W, Kramer Richard H
Abstract excerpt
Cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) ion channels are crucial for phototransduction in rod photoreceptors. Light triggers a biochemical cascade that reduces the concentration of cGMP in rods, closing CNG channels, which leads to membrane potential hyperpolarization and a decrease in the concentration of intracellular Ca2+. During light adaptation, the sensitivity of CNG channels to cGMP is decreased by Ca2+, which in...
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