Overview

2 The role of Ca+ as an internal messenger in visual transduction of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms has been explored intensely in the recent past. Since the 2 early 1970s, calcium ions and cyclic GMP (whose levels are controlled by Ca+ in vertebrates) have been recognized as important second messengers. Particularly in 2 the last decade, however, the role of Ca+ in visual transduction has been re-evalu- ated and a proliferation of research has documented a multiplicity of roles. 2 It is now evident that Ca+ modulates phototransduction by acting at several 2 sites through a host of small Ca+ -binding proteins. For example, in phototransduction 2 of vertebrates, Ca+-free forms of guanylate cyclase activating proteins (GCAPs) activate guanylate cyclase, modulating levels of cOMP, a key event in the return of photoreceptors to pre-bleach conditions. Defects in genes encoding guanylate cy- clase or guanylate cyclase activating proteins lead to severe diseases of the retina (e. g. , Leber congenital amaurosis, rod/cone dystrophy, or cone dystrophy), thus em- phasizing the important role of these proteins in phototransduction. Similarly, mu- 2 tant genes encoding cation or Ca+ channels (cyclic nucleotide-gated cation chan- 2 nels located in the cell membrane and L-type voltage-gated Ca+ channels located at the synapse of photo receptors) lead to retinitis pigmentosa or congenital stationary night blindness. In phototransduction of invertebrate organisms (e. g. , Drosophila 2 and Limulus), the role of Ca+ is similarly central, but distinct, from that of vertebrates.

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Author:   Wolfgang Baehr ,  Krzysztof Palczewski
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   514
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.230kg
ISBN:  

9781461349334

ISBN 10:   1461349338
Pages:   625
Publication Date:   08 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Calcium and Phototransduction.- 2. The Calcium Gradient Along the Rod Outer Segment.- 3. The Time Course of Light Adaptation in Vertebrate Retinal Rods.- 4. S-Modulin.- 5. Ca2+-Dependent Control of Rhodopsin Phosphorylation: Recoverin and Rhodopsin Kinase.- 6. Recoverin and Rhodopsin Kinase.- 7. Pathological Roles of Recoverin in Cancer-Associated Retinopathy.- 8. Rgs9-1 Phosphorylation and Ca2+.- 9. Phosphorylation by Cyclin-Dependent Protein Kinase 5 of the Regulatory Subunit (p?) of Retinal Cgmp phosphodiesterase (pde6): its Implications in Phototransduction.- 10. Centrins, Anovel Group of Ca2+-Binding Proteins in Vertebrate Photoreceptor Cells.- 11.Tuning Outer Segment Ca2+Homeostasis to Phototransduction in Rods and Cones.- 12. Regulation of the Rod Photoreceptor Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel.- 13. Ca2+-Channels in the Rpe.- 14. THE RETINAL ROD AND CONE Na+/Ca2+-K+EXCHANGERS.- 15.THE COMPLEX OF cGMP-GATED CHANNELAND Na+/Ca2+-K+EXCHANGER IN ROD PHOTORECEPTORS.- 16. Regulation of Voltage-8Ensitive Ca2+Channels in Bipolar Cells by Divalent Cations and Polyamines.- 17. Site-Directed and Natural Mutations in Studying Functional Domains in Guanylyl Cyclase Activating Proteins (Gcaps).- 18. Calmodulin and Ca2+-Binding Proteins (Cabps): Variations on Atheme.- 19. GCAPs: Ca2+-SENSITIVE REGULATORS OF retGC.- 20. Structure and Membrane-Targeting Mechanism of Retinal Ca2+-Binding Proteins, Recoverin and Gcap-2.- 21. Target Recognition of Guanylate Cyclase by Guanylate Cyclase-Activating Proteins.- 22. Mouse Models to Study Gcap Functions in Intact Photoreceptors.- 23. Calcium-Dependent Activation of Guanylate Cyclase by S100b.- 24. The Role of Cadherins in Ca2+-Mediated Cell Adhesion and Inherited Photoreceptor Degeneration.- 25. Guanylate Cyclase Activating Proteins,Guanylate Cyclase and Disease.- 26. Using Mutant Mice to Study the Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in the Retina.- 27. Caldendrins in the Inner Retina.- 28. Calcium Channels at the Photoreceptor Synapse.- 29. On Bipolar Cells: Following in the Footsteps of Phototransduction.- 30. Ca2+Regulation of Drosophila Phototransduction.- 31. Simultaneous Roles for Ca2+in Excitation and Adaptation of Limulus Ventral Photoreceptors.- 32. Calcium Homeostasis in Fly Photoreceptor Cells.- 33. Photoreceptor Degeneration and Ca2+Influx Through Light-Activated Channels of Drosophila.- 34. The Trp Calcium Channeland Retinal Degeneration.

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