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The Journal of Neuroscience, December 1, 2001, 21(23):9175-9184
Species-Specific Differences in Expression of G-Protein-Coupled
Receptor Kinase (GRK) 7 and GRK1 in Mammalian Cone Photoreceptor
Cells: Implications for Cone Cell Phototransduction
Ellen R.
Weiss1, 2,
Melissa H.
Ducceschi1,
Thierry J.
Horner1,
Aimin
Li3,
Cheryl M.
Craft3, and
Shoji
Osawa1
1 Department of Cell and Developmental Biology,
2 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7090, and 3 Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, and
Department of Cell and Neurobiology, Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School
of Medicine, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
California 90033
Desensitization plays an important role in the rapid termination of
G-protein signaling pathways. This process, which involves phosphorylation by a G-protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) followed by arrestin binding, has been studied extensively in the rod
photoreceptor cell of the mammalian retina. In contrast, less is known
regarding desensitization in cone photoreceptor cells, which occurs
more rapidly than in rod cells. Recently, our laboratory has cloned a
novel GRK family member, GRK7, from the retina of a cone-dominant mammal, the 13-lined ground squirrel. Here we report the cloning of
GRK7 from rod-dominant pig and human retinas, suggesting that this
kinase plays a role in human visual signaling. Because GRK1 (rhodopsin
kinase), the GRK that mediates rhodopsin desensitization in the rod
cell, is reportedly expressed in both rods and cones, a detailed
comparison of the localization of the two kinases is a necessary step
toward determining their potential roles in cone visual signaling.
Immunocytochemical analysis using antibodies selective for these two
GRKs unexpectedly demonstrated species-specific differences in GRK7 and
GRK1 expression in cones. In pigs and dogs, cones express only GRK7,
whereas in mice and rats, we detected only GRK1 in cones. These results
suggest that either GRK7 or GRK1 may participate in cone opsin
desensitization, depending on the expression pattern of the kinases in
different species. In contrast, GRK7 and GRK1 are coexpressed in monkey
and human cones, suggesting that coordinate regulation of
desensitization by both kinases may occur in primates.
Key words:
cone; desensitization; GRK1; GRK7; kinase; photoreceptor; retina; rod; vision
Copyright © 2001 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/01/21239175-10$05.00/0
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