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Transducin β-Subunit Can Interact with Multiple G-Protein γ-Subunits to Enable Light Detection by Rod Photoreceptors

Paige M. Dexter, Ekaterina S. Lobanova, Stella Finkelstein, William J. Spencer, Nikolai P. Skiba and Vadim Y. Arshavsky
eNeuro 17 May 2018, 5 (3) ENEURO.0144-18.2018; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0144-18.2018
Paige M. Dexter
1Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Ekaterina S. Lobanova
2Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Stella Finkelstein
2Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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William J. Spencer
1Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Nikolai P. Skiba
2Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Vadim Y. Arshavsky
1Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710
2Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0144-18.2018
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29911170
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History 
  • Received April 10, 2018
  • Revision received May 7, 2018
  • Accepted May 10, 2018
  • Published online May 17, 2018.
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Copyright © 2018 Dexter et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

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  1. Paige M. Dexter1,
  2. Ekaterina S. Lobanova2,
  3. Stella Finkelstein2,
  4. William J. Spencer1,
  5. Nikolai P. Skiba2 and
  6. Vadim Y. Arshavsky1,2
  1. 1Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710
  2. 2Albert Eye Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to Vadim Y. Arshavsky, Duke University Eye Center, 5012 AERI, 2351 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710. E-mail: vadim.arshavsky{at}duke.edu.
  • E.S. Lobanova’s present address: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610.

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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: P.M.D., E.S.L., and V.Y.A. designed research; P.M.D., E.S.L., S.F., W.J.S., and N.P.S. performed research; P.M.D., E.S.L., S.F., W.J.S., N.P.S., and V.Y.A. analyzed data; P.M.D. and V.Y.A. wrote the paper.

  • E.S. Lobanova’s present address: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health Grants EY-022959 (V.Y.A.), EY-05722 (V.Y.A.), EY-026468 (P.M.D.), and EY-025558 (W.J.S.); and the Unrestricted Award from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. to Duke University.

Funding

  • HHS | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI)

    EY022959; EY05722; EY026468; EY025558
  • Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

    Non-restricted award

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eNeuro 17 May 2018, 5 (3) ENEURO.0144-18.2018; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0144-18.2018

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eNeuro 17 May 2018, 5 (3) ENEURO.0144-18.2018; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0144-18.2018
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