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Nature 453, 292-293 (15 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/453292a; Published online 14 May 2008
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Signal transduction: The rhodopsin story continued
Gebhard F. X. Schertler1
Abstract
Determination of the architecture of an invertebrate photoreceptor protein, squid rhodopsin, is a notable event. It illuminates the mechanism of invertebrate vision and a ubiquitous intracellular signalling system.
Many invertebrates have excellent visual systems1. Squid, for example, are formidable hunters that rely on their acute visual abilities to catch their prey.
- Gebhard F. X. Schertler is in the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Email: gfx@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
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