title: Impact of studies of the Drosophila norpA mutation on understanding phototransduction.
abstract: Studies of the norpA mutation have significantly contributed to understanding the molecular and biochemical basis of phototransduction in Drosophila. Historical milestones in the study of the norpA mutation are reviewed and a contemporary model of the role of the NORPA protein in vision is presented. Questions awaiting further investigations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. rds@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Randall D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shortridge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D055537:Light Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D054799:Phospholipase C beta / Q000235:genetics*; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C468371:NorpA protein, Drosophila; D054799:Phospholipase C beta