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. 1991 Feb 15;274(Pt 1):35–40. doi: 10.1042/bj2740035

Molecular cloning and primary structure of squid (Loligo forbesi) rhodopsin, a phospholipase C-directed G-protein-linked receptor.

M D Hall 1, M A Hoon 1, N J Ryba 1, J D Pottinger 1, J N Keen 1, H R Saibil 1, J B Findlay 1
PMCID: PMC1149916  PMID: 1900420

Abstract

The sequence of squid (Loligo forbesi) rhodopsin was determined by protein and cDNA sequencing. The protein has close similarity to octopus rhodopsin, having an N-terminal region (residues 1-340) which resembles other guanine-nucleotide-binding protein (G-protein)-linked receptors and a repetitive proline-rich C-terminus (residues 340-452). Comparison of the sequence of squid rhodopsin with those of other members of the G-protein-linked receptor superfamily reveals features which we predict to have both structural and functional importance.

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