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ArticleOptics and spectroscopy2015

SPECTRAL METHODS FOR STUDY OF THE G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR RHODOPSIN. I. VIBRATIONAL AND ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY.

A V Struts, A V Barmasov, M F Brown

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Article in Optics and spectroscopy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A V StrutsSt. Petersburg State Medical University, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia; St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA.
A V BarmasovSt. Petersburg State Medical University, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia; St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia.
M F BrownUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA.
University of Arizona · USSt Petersburg University · RU

Funding

MEMBRANE BASIS OF VISUAL EXCITATIONR01EY012049 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BROWN, MICHAEL F · 1998 to 2012
$3.3M
LIPID MODULATION OF RHODOPSIN SIGNALING IN MEMBRANESR01EY018891 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BROWN, MICHAEL F · 2008 to 2010
$1.1M
MEMBRANE BASIS OF VISUAL EXCITATIONR01EY026041 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI BROWN, MICHAEL F · 2016 to 2018
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY012049NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018891NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here we review the application of modern spectral methods for the study of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using rhodopsin as a prototype. Because X-ray analysis gives us immobile snapshots of protein conformations, it is imperative to apply spectroscopic methods for elucidating their function: vibrational (Raman, FTIR), electronic (UV-visible absorption, fluorescence) spectroscopies, and magnetic resonance (electron paramagnetic resonance, EPR), and nuclear magnetic resonance, NMR). In the first of the two companion articles, we discuss the application of optical spectroscopy for studying rhodopsin in a membrane environment. Information is obtained regarding the time-ordered sequence of events in rhodopsin activation. Isomerization of the chromophore and deprotonation of the retinal Schiff base leads to a structural change of the protein involving the motion of helices H5 and H6 in a pH-dependent process. Information is obtained that is unavailable from X-ray crystallography, which can be combined with spectroscopic studies to achieve a more complete understanding of GPCR function.

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circular dichroismelectronic spectroscopyfluorescenceFTIR spectroscopyG-protein-coupled receptorslinear dichroismoptical spectroscopyRaman spectroscopyrhodopsin

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PMID28260815
PMCPMC5334778
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