Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
J Membr Biol. 2019 Oct;252(4-5):413-423. doi: 10.1007/s00232-019-00078-1. Epub 2019 Jul 8.
Rhodopsin is the light receptor in photoreceptor cells of the retina and a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor. Two types of quaternary structures can be adopted by rhodopsin. If rhodopsin folds and attains a proper tertiary structure, it can then form oligomers and nanodomains within the photoreceptor cell membrane. In contrast, if rhodopsin misfolds, it cannot progress through the biosynthetic pathway and instead will form aggregates that can cause retinal degenerative disease. In this review, emerging views are highlighted on the supramolecular organization of rhodopsin within the membrane of photoreceptor cells and the aggregation of rhodopsin that can lead to retinal degeneration.
视紫红质是视网膜光感受器细胞中的光受体,也是典型的 G 蛋白偶联受体。视紫红质可以采取两种类型的四级结构。如果视紫红质折叠并获得适当的三级结构,它可以在光感受器细胞膜内形成寡聚体和纳米域。相反,如果视紫红质错误折叠,它就无法通过生物合成途径,而是会形成聚集体,从而导致视网膜退行性疾病。在这篇综述中,强调了视紫红质在光感受器细胞膜内的超分子组织以及导致视网膜退行性病变的视紫红质聚集的新观点。