Rod cells sense light with the aid of a light-sensitive GPCR called rhodopsin.

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A G protein– coupled receptor kinase phosphorylates serine and threonine residues in the

cytoplasmic segments of activated GPCRs

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β-Arrestin (Arr) binds to these phosphorylated receptors. Clathrin and AP2, two other proteins bound by β-arrestin, promote endocytosis of the receptor.

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GRK–β-arrestin pathway, suppress signaling by GPCRs, actually functions as a switch, turning off signaling by G proteins and turning on other signaling pathways.

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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors coupled to a Gαi protein & found in cardiac muscles. 

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Binding of acetylcholine triggers the opening of an associated K+ channel  in the plasma membrane via the Gβγ subunit of a Gi protein

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The increase in K+ permeability hyperpolarizes the membrane, which reduces the frequency of heart muscle contraction.