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== Function ==
== Function ==


'''Transducin''' (TDN) or '''Heterotrimeric G protein''' or '''Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G''' is a heterotrimeric G protein containing 3 chains: α, β and γ which are organized in two subunits: α and βγ<ref>PMID:2534964</ref>.  TDN is involved in phototransduction.  The absorption of a photon by retinal causes a change in the conformation of rhodopsin into metarhodopsin II.  The latter causes activation of TDN.  Upon TDN activation the GDP bound to its α subunit is exchanged for the GTP from the cytoplasm.  Deactivation of TDN occurs when the GTP bound to the α subunit is hydrolyzed to GDP.  Phosducin binds to the βγ subunit of TND preventing its re-association with the α subunit.
'''Transducin''' (TDN) or '''Heterotrimeric G protein''' or '''Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G''' is a <scene name='59/590984/Cv/2'>heterotrimeric G protein containing 3 chains: α, β and γ</scene> which are organized in two subunits: α and βγ<ref>PMID:2534964</ref>.  TDN is involved in phototransduction.  The absorption of a photon by retinal causes a change in the conformation of rhodopsin into metarhodopsin II.  The latter causes activation of TDN.  Upon TDN activation the GDP bound to its α subunit is exchanged for the GTP from the cytoplasm.  Deactivation of TDN occurs when the GTP bound to the α subunit is hydrolyzed to GDP.  Phosducin binds to the βγ subunit of TDN preventing its re-association with the α subunit.


== Disease ==
== Disease ==

Revision as of 08:05, 2 July 2017

Structure of rat transducinα (deepskyblue), β (green) and γ (gold) subunits complex with GDP (PDB code 1gp2).

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3D structures of transducin

Updated on 02-July-2017

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