Study Reveals How a Membrane Lipid Tunes the Eye’s Response to Light (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Study Reveals How a Membrane Lipid Tunes the Eye’s Response to Light

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PIP2 binds to rod CNG channels and prevents cGMP-dependent channel opening, increasing rod sensitivity to dim light. Cations (blue), cGMP (light blue), and PIP2 (orange) are represented as spheres. See image below for additional details.

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Dr. Taehyun Park

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