2022年1月18日
Amino acid residue at position 188 determines the UV-sensitive bistable property of vertebrate non-visual opsin Opn5.
Communications biology
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- 5
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- 1
- 開始ページ
- 63
- 終了ページ
- 63
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- 英語
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- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1038/s42003-022-03010-x
Opsins are G protein-coupled receptors specialized for photoreception in animals. Opn5 is categorized in an independent opsin group and functions for various non-visual photoreceptions. Among vertebrate Opn5 subgroups (Opn5m, Opn5L1 and Opn5L2), Opn5m and Opn5L2 bind 11-cis retinal to form a UV-sensitive resting state, which is inter-convertible with the all-trans retinal bound active state by photoreception. Thus, these opsins are characterized as bistable opsins. To assess the molecular basis of the UV-sensitive bistable property, we introduced comprehensive mutations at Thr188, which is well conserved among these opsins. The mutations in Opn5m drastically hampered 11-cis retinal incorporation and the bistable photoreaction. Moreover, T188C mutant Opn5m exclusively bound all-trans retinal and thermally self-regenerated to the original form after photoreception, which is similar to the photocyclic property of Opn5L1 bearing Cys188. Therefore, the residue at position 188 underlies the UV-sensitive bistable property of Opn5m and contributes to the diversification of vertebrate Opn5 subgroups.
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- DOI : 10.1038/s42003-022-03010-x
- PubMed ID : 35042952
- PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8766551