transducin-mediated opsin signaling pathway
A G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway that starts with an opsin molecule being activated by a photon. Opsins include rhodopsin and others visual receptors bind heterotrimeric transducin G proteins upon activation. Activated transducin alpha-subunit activates cGMP phosphodiesterase, which breaks down cGMP. The decrease in cGMP concentration leads to closure of cGMP-gated (CNG) channels, blockage of Na+ influx, and hyperpolarization of photoreceptor plasma membrane, leading to transmission of signal through synapses. The signal is terminated by phosphorylation of the C-terminal tail of rhodopsin by rhodopsin kinase to allow arrestin to bind and block G protein binding. Typical examples are rhabdomeric photoreceptors in the eyes of deuterostomes.
GO:0016056
G protein-coupled opsin signaling pathway
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Gt-mediated opsin signaling pathway
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cGMP-mediated opsin signaling pathway
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cGMP-mediated rhodopsin signaling pathway
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ciliary opsin-mediated signaling pathway
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cyclic-GMP-mediated opsin signaling pathway
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cyclic-nucleotide-mediated opsin signaling pathway
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