Detyrosylated microtubules are more stable, because they are more resistant to depolymerization by kinesin-13 and related proteins.

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Arrestin binds tightly to rhodopsin only when rhodopsin kinase has phosphorylated a sufficient number of C-terminal serines and threonines.

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The entire process of rhodopsin phosphorylation and its inactivation by arrestin is fast completed within 50ms. 

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Phosphorylated rhodopsin is restored to its light-sensitive state (R) during dark adaptation by a specific rhodopsin phosphatase

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In the dark, most transducin is localized to the outer segment, while most arrestin is found in other parts of the cell; in this condition, vision is most sensitive to very low light levels.

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In bright light, little transducin is found in the outer segment, and abundant arrestin is found there; in this condition,vision is relatively insensitive to small changes in light.