Ponencia
Light activation of the phototransduction cascade in membrane patches excised from the light-sensitive microvilli of Drosophila photoreceptors
Autor
Bacigalupo-Vicuña, Juan Domingo
Delgado, María Graciela
Glavic, Alvaro
Delgado, Ricardo
Institución
Resumen
Phototransduction in the Drosophila compound eye takes place in 40,000 tightly packed specialized microvilli of the photoreceptor cells. Light activates rhodopsin that couples to G-protein (G-P), activating phospholipase-C (PLC). This enzyme hydrolyzes ph FONDECYT FONDECYT