title: G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin: a prospectus.
abstract: Rhodopsin is a retinal photoreceptor protein of bipartite structure consisting of the transmembrane protein opsin and a light-sensitive chromophore 11-cis-retinal, linked to opsin via a protonated Schiff base. Studies on rhodopsin have unveiled many structural and functional features that are common to a large and pharmacologically important group of proteins from the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, of which rhodopsin is the best-studied member. In this work, we focus on structural features of rhodopsin as revealed by many biochemical and structural investigations. In particular, the high-resolution structure of bovine rhodopsin provides a template for understanding how GPCRs work. We describe the sensitivity and complexity of rhodopsin that lead to its important role in vision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St, PL-02093 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Filipek
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stenkamp
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Teller
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Palczewski
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012243:Rhodopsin; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins