Rapid termination mechanisms of the Rhodopsin Signalling:

1.GAP that inactivates Gαt·GTP

2.Ca2+ -sensing proteins that activate Guanylate Cyclase

3.Rhodopsin Phosphorylation and Binding of Arrestin

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Rod cells sense light via light-sensitive GPCR known as Rhodopsin.

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The heterotrimeric G protein coupled to rhodopsin, called Transducin.

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On absorption of a photon, the retinal moiety of rhodopsin is immediately converted into 11-cis-retinal to the all-trans retinal.

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Rapid Termination of the Rhodopsin Signal Transduction Pathway Rhodopsin kinase & Arrestin.

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Gαi activate α2-Adrenergic receptor

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Positive and negative regulation of adenylyl cyclase activity-

Gαs-coupled receptors

Gαi-coupled receptors