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Rhodopsin kinase activity modulates the amplitude of the visual response in Drosophila.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 8/10/2004, Vol. 101 Issue 32, p11874-11879. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- A feature shared between Drosophila rhodopsin and nearly all other 6 protein-coupled receptors is agonist-dependent protein phosphorylation. Despite extensive analyses of Drosophila photo-transduction, the identity and function of the rhodopsin kinase (RK) have been elusive. Here, we provide evidence that G protein-coupled receptor kinase I (GPRKI). which is most similar to the β-adrenergic receptor kinases, 6 protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) and GRK3, is the fly RK. We show that GPRK1 is enriched in photoreceptor cells, associates with the major Drosophila rhodopsin, Rhi, and phosphorylates the receptor. As is the case with mammalian GRK2 and GRK3, Drosophila GPRKI includes a C-terminal pleckstrin homology domain, which binds to phosphoinositides and the Gfry subunit. To address the role of GPRKI, we generated transgenic flies that expressed higher and lower levels of RK activity. Those flies with depressed levels of RK activity displayed a light response with a much larger amplitude than WT. conversely, the amplitude of the light response was greatly suppressed in transgenic flies expressing abnormally high levels of RK activity. These data point to an evolutionarily conserved role for GPRKI in modulating the amplitude of the visual response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00278424
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 32
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14387063
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0402205101