title: Predictive value of the analogy between hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase and light-sensitive photoreceptor cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase: a specific role for a light-sensitive GTPase  as a component in the activation sequence.
abstract: We report experiments which involve a light sensitive GTPase in the light dependent activation of retinal rod 3'5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterase (PDE). The data suggest that the light activated GTPase is intermediate between rhodopsin and PDE in the light-dependent activation sequence. We list the many striking similarities between hormone sensitive adenylate cyclase and light activated PDE in order to emphasize that the findings presented herein may have predictive value for ongoing studies of the hormone sensitive adenylate cyclase specifically regarding the role of the hormone activated GTPase in the activation sequence.
mesh_terms: D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D008027:Light; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D011485:Protein Binding; D011892:Rana catesbeiana
chemical_list: D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases