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Lipid second messengers and related enzymes in vertebrate rod outer segments.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19828910     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rod outer segments (ROSs) are specialized light-sensitive organelles in vertebrate photoreceptor cells. Lipids in ROS are of considerable importance, not only in providing an adequate environment for efficient phototransduction, but also in originating the second messengers involved in signal transduction. ROSs have the ability to adapt the sensitivity and speed of their responses to ever-changing conditions of ambient illumination. A major contributor to this adaptation is the light-driven translocation of key signaling proteins into and out of ROS. The present review shows how generation of the second lipid messengers from phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidic acid, and diacylglycerol is modulated by the different illumination states in the vertebrate retina. Findings suggest that the light-induced translocation of phototransduction proteins influences the enzymatic activities of phospholipase D, lipid phosphate phosphatase, diacylglyceride lipase, and diacylglyceride kinase, all of which are responsible for the generation of the second messenger molecules.
Authors:
Norma M Giusto; Susana J Pasquaré; Gabriela A Salvador; Mónica G Ilincheta de Boschero
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2009-10-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of lipid research     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0022-2275     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Lipid Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-10     Completed Date:  2010-10-12     Revised Date:  2011-07-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376606     Medline TA:  J Lipid Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  685-700     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Universidad Nacional del Sur and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina. ngiusto@criba.edu.ar
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Diglycerides / metabolism
Humans
Light Signal Transduction
Lipid Metabolism*
Lipids / physiology*
Phosphatidic Acids / metabolism
Phosphatidylcholines / metabolism
Protein Transport
Rod Cell Outer Segment / enzymology*,  metabolism*
Second Messenger Systems / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Diglycerides; 0/Lipids; 0/Phosphatidic Acids; 0/Phosphatidylcholines
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