Light-dependent redistribution of visual arrestins and transducin subunits in mice with defective phototransduction.
Copyright policy )Light-dependent redistribution of visual arrestins and transducin subunits in mice with defective phototransduction.
The light-dependent redistribution of phototransduction components in photoreceptor cells plays a role in light adaptation. Upon illumination, rod and cone arrestins (Arr and cArr) translocate from the inner to the outer segments while transducin subunits (Talpha, Tbetagamma) translocate in the opposite direction. The underlying translocation mechanisms are unclear. This study examines these previously demonstrated translocation in mice with defective phototransduction.The distribution of Arr, cArr, Talpha, and Tbetagamma was examined using immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry in dark- and light-adapted single knockout mice lacking G-protein coupled receptor kinase 1 (Grk1-/-) and double knockout mice lacking GRK1 and transducin alpha subunit (Grk1-/-/Gnat1-/-), or lacking GRK1 and arrestin (Grk1-/-/Arr-/-).Arr redistributed in the light to the outer segments in Grk1-/- mice as well as in Grk1-/-/Gnat1-/- double knockout retinas. Immunoblotting revealed that approximately 25-50% of Arr associated with the membrane in light-adapted wild-type, Grk1-/- and Gnat1-/-/Grk1-/- mouse retinas. In contrast, cArr did not stably associate with light-adapted membranes in either wild-type or Grk1-/- retinas under our experimental conditions, but redistributed to the cone outer segments in a light-dependent manner. The redistribution of transducin subunits to the inner segments in light occurred in both wild-type and Grk1-/-/Arr-/- double knockout photoreceptors. However, Tbetagamma subunits did not redistribute in the absence of Talpha, suggesting that transducin only translocates as an intact heterotrimer.We conclude that in rods, Arr redistribution requires neither rhodopsin phosphorylation nor phototransduction, suggesting the presence of another light-dependent pathway to trigger translocation. In cones, the light-dependent movement of cArr appears to be independent of stable association with the cone pigments. The light-dependent translocations of Arr and transducin subunits in opposite directions appear to be based on independent mechanisms.
- University of Utah United States
Mice, Knockout, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Rhodopsin, Light, Arrestins, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1, Immunoblotting, Biological Transport, Active, Dark Adaptation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Subunits, Protein Transport, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Animals, Phosphorylation, Eye Proteins, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, Protein Kinases, Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate
Mice, Knockout, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Rhodopsin, Light, Arrestins, G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1, Immunoblotting, Biological Transport, Active, Dark Adaptation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Subunits, Protein Transport, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Animals, Phosphorylation, Eye Proteins, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, Protein Kinases, Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate
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