Tissue Specificity | Expressed in retina and enriched in photoreceptor outer segments. |
Post Translational Modifications | There are 9 conserved cysteine residues in sensory guanylate cyclases, 6 in the extracellular domain, which may be involved in intra- or interchain disulfide bonds. |
Function | Catalyzes the synthesis of cyclic GMP (cGMP) in rods and cones of photoreceptors. Plays an essential role in phototransduction, by mediating cGMP replenishment. May also participate in the trafficking of membrane-asociated proteins to the photoreceptor outer segment membrane. |
Peptide Name | Retinal Guanylyl Cyclase 1Retgc-1Guanylate Cyclase 2eGuanylyl Cyclase Gc-E |
Database Links | Reactome: R-RNO-2514859 |
Cellular Localisation | MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinPhotoreceptor Outer Segment MembraneEndoplasmic Reticulum Membrane |
Alternative Peptide Names | Retinal Guanylyl Cyclase 1 proteinRetgc-1 proteinGuanylate Cyclase 2e proteinGuanylyl Cyclase Gc-E proteinGucy2e proteinGuc2e proteinGucy2d protein |
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