Visual differences
Article Abstract:
The retinal photoreceptor G protein named transducin unexpectedly displays heterogeneous acylation of its alpha-subunit amino terminus. Koichi Kokame and his colleagues, and T.A. Neubert and his, found that pure G(sub t-alpha) derived from retinal rods actually consists of a small family of related proteins. The four members of this family share the same amino-acid sequence but each has a different fatty acyl group on its amino terminus. Three of the four lack the myristoyl group, with consequences for membrane association and signal transmission.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Lipid modification at the N terminus of photoreceptor G-protein alpha-subunit
Article Abstract:
The retinal photoreceptor G protein named transducin unexpectedly displays heterogeneous acylation of its alpha-subunit amino terminus. Pure G (t-alpha) derived from retinal rods actually consists of a small family of related proteins. The four members of this family share the same amino-acid sequence but each has a different fatty acyl group on its amino terminus. Three of the four lack the myristoyl group, with consequences for membrane association and signal transmission.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Transmembrane phosphoprotein Cbp regulates the activities of Src-family tyrosine kinases
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Research shows that the transmembrane phosphoprotein CbP regulates the activities of Src-family tyrosine kinases.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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