POSSIBLE ROLE OF RHODOPSIN IN MAINTAINING BILAYER STRUCTURE IN THE PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE

被引:73
作者
DEGRIP, WJ [1 ]
DRENTHE, EHS [1 ]
VANECHTELD, CJA [1 ]
DEKRUIJFF, B [1 ]
VERKLEIJ, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] STATE UNIV UTRECHT, INST MOLEC BIOL, TRANSISTORIUM 3, NL-3584 CH UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
关键词
!sup]31[!/sup]P-NMR; Freeze-fracture electron microscopy; Photolysis; Photoreceptor membrane; Rhodopsin;
D O I
10.1016/0005-2736(79)90269-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
31P-NMR measurements demonstrate that at 37°C, independent of the photolytic state of the photopigment rhodopsin, the lipids in the photoreceptormembrane are almost exclusively organised in a bilayer. In strong contrast, the 31P-NMR spectra of the extracted lipids are characteristic for the hexagonal HII phase and an isotropic phase. The isotropic phase is characterised by freeze-fracture electron microscopy as particles and pits on smooth surfaces, possibly indicating inverted micelles. These results suggest a structural role for rhodopsin in maintaining the photoreceptor membrane lipids in a bilayer configuration. © 1979.
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页码:330 / 337
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