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| Muñoz,Yorka; Fuenzalida,Karen; Bronfman,Miguel; Gatica,Arnaldo; Sepúlveda,Marcelo; Bacigalupo,Juan; Roth,Alejandro D; Delgado,Ricardo. |
| Phototransduction, the mechanism underlying the electrical response to light in photoreceptor cells, has been thoroughly investigated in Drosophila melanogaster, an essential model in signal transduction research. These cells present a highly specialized photosensitive membrane consisting of thousands of microvilli forming a prominent structure termed a rhabdomere. These microvilli encompass the phototransduction proteins, most of which are transmembrane and exclusively rhabdomeric. Rhabdomere membrane lipids play a crucial role in the activation of the transient receptor potential ionic channels (TRP and TRPL) responsible for initiating the photoresponse. Despite its importance, rhabdomere lipid composition has not been established. We developed a novel... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Rhabdomere; Drosophila; Microvilli; Phototransduction; TRP channel; Fatty acid analysis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000300010 |
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