Retinal Targets for Calmodulin Include Proteins Implicated in Synaptic Transmission
pmid: 9813038
Retinal Targets for Calmodulin Include Proteins Implicated in Synaptic Transmission
Ca2+ influxes regulate multiple events in photoreceptor cells including phototransduction and synaptic transmission. An important Ca2+ sensor in Drosophila vision appears to be calmodulin since a reduction in levels of retinal calmodulin causes defects in adaptation and termination of the photoresponse. These functions of calmodulin appear to be mediated, at least in part, by four previously identified calmodulin-binding proteins: the TRP and TRPL ion channels, NINAC and INAD. To identify additional calmodulin-binding proteins that may function in phototransduction and/or synaptic transmission, we conducted a screen for retinal calmodulin-binding proteins. We found eight additional calmodulin-binding proteins that were expressed in the Drosophila retina. These included six targets that were related to proteins implicated in synaptic transmission. Among these six were a homolog of the diacylglycerol-binding protein, UNC13, and a protein, CRAG, related to Rab3 GTPase exchange proteins. Two other calmodulin-binding proteins included Pollux, a protein with similarity to a portion of a yeast Rab GTPase activating protein, and Calossin, an enormous protein of unknown function conserved throughout animal phylogeny. Thus, it appears that calmodulin functions as a Ca2+ sensor for a broad diversity of retinal proteins, some of which are implicated in synaptic transmission.
- Johns Hopkins Medicine United States
- Johns Hopkins University United States
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine United States
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, rab3 GTP-Binding Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Genes, Insect, Synaptic Transmission, Retina, Species Specificity, GTP-Binding Proteins, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, Drosophila, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Selection, Genetic, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Conserved Sequence
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, rab3 GTP-Binding Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Genes, Insect, Synaptic Transmission, Retina, Species Specificity, GTP-Binding Proteins, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, Drosophila, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Selection, Genetic, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Conserved Sequence
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