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Rhodopsin also known as opsin 2 is a member of the GPCR family and is a seven spanning membrane protein. | |||
Rhodopsin, unlike many other GPCR's is activated by a photon of light, which causes activation of the G protein transducin (Gt), whose α subunit, then activates cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase.<ref>Alberts.B, Johnson.A, Lewis.J, Raff.M, Roberts.K, Walter.P, 2008, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York, Garland Science</ref> | |||
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Rhodopsin also known as opsin 2 is a member of the GPCR family and is a seven spanning membrane protein.
Rhodopsin, unlike many other GPCR's is activated by a photon of light, which causes activation of the G protein transducin (Gt), whose α subunit, then activates cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase.[1]
- ↑ Alberts.B, Johnson.A, Lewis.J, Raff.M, Roberts.K, Walter.P, 2008, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York, Garland Science