1984
DOI: 10.1038/311157a0
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Photoreceptor excitation and adaptation by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

Abstract: A central question concerning vision is the identity of the biochemical pathway that underlies phototransduction. The large size of the ventral photoreceptors of Limulus polyphemus renders them a favourite preparation for investigating this problem. The fact that a single photon opens approximately 1,000 ionic channels in these photoreceptors suggests the need for an internal transmitter. We have investigated whether inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) functions as such an internal transmitter, given that Ins… Show more

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“…GTP-␥-S was obtained from Sigma, dissolved into a 1 mM stock solution, and kept at Ϫ70°C. For excitation by InsP 3 , 10 or 100 M InsP 3 in carrier solution was pulse pressure injected into the light-sensitive rhabdomeral lobe of the photoreceptor as described by Fein et al (1984). For activation of G-proteins, 100 M GTP-␥-S in carrier solution was pressure injected into the cell.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…GTP-␥-S was obtained from Sigma, dissolved into a 1 mM stock solution, and kept at Ϫ70°C. For excitation by InsP 3 , 10 or 100 M InsP 3 in carrier solution was pulse pressure injected into the light-sensitive rhabdomeral lobe of the photoreceptor as described by Fein et al (1984). For activation of G-proteins, 100 M GTP-␥-S in carrier solution was pressure injected into the cell.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dabdoub and R. Payne, unpublished observations). Second, light adaptation desensitizes the cell's response to InsP 3 (Fein et al, 1984), whereas (Ϫ)-indolactam V does not (Fig. 6 B).…”
Section: Pkc Activators Do Not Mimic Light Adaptation Nor Do Pkc Inhmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate (InsP3) is thought to mediate the release of Ca from intracellular stores that occurs when Limulus photoreceptors are illuminated (Brown, Rubin, Ghalayini, Tarver, Irvine, Berridge, and Anderson, 1984;Fein, Payne, Corson, Berridge, and Irvine, 1984). Because of their large size, InsP3 can be directly injected into Limulus photoreceptors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In many cell systems, it seems likely that these two messenger substances synergistically activate cells by the mobilization of intracellular Ca*+ and the activation of protein kinase C, which are mediated by inositol trisphosphate and diacylglycerol, respectively [ 10,191. Furthermore, inositol trisphosphate has been reported to provoke electrophysiological responses in ventral photoreceptors of Limulus [20,21] and in Xenopus oocytes [22] and to enhance protein phosphorylation in a variety of cells [23,24]. It thus appears that the Ca*+-independent phosphodiesteratic hydrolysis of PI-4,5-P* is the initial event which links bradykinin-receptor interaction to the neuronal activities in NG108-15 cells.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%