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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2015

The G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin: a historical perspective.

Lukas Hofmann, Krzysztof Palczewski

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lukas HofmannDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Krzysztof Palczewski
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

REGULATION OF RHODOPSIN KINASE AND GUANYLATE CYCLASER01EY008061 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 1994 to 2014
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NEI NIH HHS R01 EY008061NEI NIH HHS R01EY008061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhodopsin is a key light-sensitive protein expressed exclusively in rod photoreceptor cells of the retina. Failure to express this transmembrane protein causes a lack of rod outer segment formation and progressive retinal degeneration, including the loss of cone photoreceptor cells. Molecular studies of rhodopsin have paved the way to understanding a large family of cell-surface membrane proteins called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Work started on rhodopsin over 100 years ago still continues today with substantial progress made every year. These activities underscore the importance of rhodopsin as a prototypical GPCR and receptor required for visual perception-the fundamental process of translating light energy into a biochemical cascade of events culminating in vision.

Indexed as

AcylationAnimalsGlycosylationHumansLight Signal TransductionLipoylationMembrane ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Structure, SecondaryReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsRhodopsinSignal TransductionMembrane ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRhodopsin

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PMID25697513
PMCPMC4593475
OpenAlexW2464620019

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