Abstract
Light induces the migration of arrestin to the photosensitive membrane in both vertebrate and invertebrate photoreceptors. New work has identified a phosphoinositide lipid binding domain in Drosophila arrestin and implicates PIP(3) in control of arrestin translocation.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arrestin / metabolism*
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Arrestin / physiology
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Drosophila
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Models, Biological*
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Phosphatidylinositols / metabolism
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Photoreceptor Cells / physiology*
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Protein Transport / physiology*
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Transducin / metabolism
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Vision, Ocular / physiology*
Substances
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Arrestin
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Phosphatidylinositols
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Transducin