To serve vision, vertebrate rod and cone photoreceptors must detect photons, convert the
light stimuli into cellular signals, and then convey the encoded information to downstream …

The visual pigment rhodopsin belongs to the family of G protein-coupled receptors that can
form higher oligomers. It is controversial whether rhodopsin forms oligomers and whether …

In the past few decades, fluorescent proteins have revolutionized the field of cell biology.
Phototransformable fluorescent proteins are capable of changing their excitation and …

Purpose The homeostatic regulation of cellular ATP is achieved by the coordinated activity
of ATP utilization, synthesis, and buffering. Glucose is the major substrate for ATP synthesis …

Physical properties of primary cilia membranes in living cells were examined using two
independent, high-spatiotemporal-resolution approaches: fast tracking of single quantum …

Rhodopsin is a prototypical G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that initiates
phototransduction in the retina. The receptor consists of the apoprotein opsin covalently …

Biological membranes display distinct domains that organize membrane proteins and
signaling molecules to facilitate efficient and reliable signaling. The organization of …

Dim-light vision is mediated by retinal rod cells. Rhodopsin (R), a G-protein-coupled
receptor, switches to its active form (R∗) in response to absorbing a single photon and …

Rhodopsin is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that initiates the phototransduction
cascade in retinal disc membrane. Recent studies have suggested that rhodopsin forms …

Rhodopsin forms nanoscale domains (ie, nanodomains) in rod outer segment disc
membranes from mammalian species. It is unclear whether rhodopsin arranges in a similar …