title: A G protein-coupled receptor phosphatase required for rhodopsin function.
abstract: Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors are phosphorylated by kinases that mediate agonist-dependent receptor deactivation. Although many receptor kinases have been isolated, the corresponding phosphatases, necessary for restoring the ground state of the receptor, have not been identified. Drosophila RDGC (retinal degeneration C) is a phosphatase required for rhodopsin dephosphorylation in vivo. Loss of RDGC caused severe defects in the termination of the light response as well as extensive light-dependent retinal degeneration. These phenotypes resulted from the hyperphosphorylation of rhodopsin because expression of a truncated rhodopsin lacking the phosphorylation sites restored normal photoreceptor function. These results suggest the existence of a family of receptor phosphatases involved in the regulation of G protein-coupled signaling cascades.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vinós
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jalink
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Zuker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D019393:Arrestin / Q000378:metabolism; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D003624:Darkness; D004330:Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004596:Electroretinography; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D009154:Mutation; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017956:Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / Q000378:metabolism*; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism; D012162:Retinal Degeneration; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D019393:Arrestin; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D012243:Rhodopsin; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; C074643:rdgC protein, Drosophila; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins