Protein
cGMP-gated cation channel alpha-1
Function
Visual signal transduction is mediated by a G-protein coupled cascade using cGMP as second messenger. This protein can be activated by cyclic GMP which leads to an opening of the cation channel and thereby causing a depolarization of rod photoreceptors.
Similarity
Belongs to the cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel (TC 1.A.1.5) family. CNGA1 subfamily.
Sequence
MKLSMKNNIINTQQSFVTMPNVIVPDIEKEIRRMENGACSSFSEDDDSASTSEESENENPHARGSFSYKSLRKGGPSQREQYLPGAIALFNVNNSSNKDQEPEEKKKKKKEKKSKSDDKNENKNDPEKKKKKKDKEKKKKEEKSKDKKEEEKKEVVVIDPSGNTYYNWLFCITLPVMYNWTMVIARACFDELQSDYLEYWLILDYVSDIVYLIDMFVRTRTGYLEQGLLVKEELKLINKYKSNLQFKLDVLSLIPTDLLYFKLGWNYPEIRLNRLLRFSRMFEFFQRTETRTNYPNIFRISNLVMYIVIIIHWNACVFYSISKAIGFGNDTWVYPDINDPEFGRLARKYVYSLYWSTLTLTTIGETPPPVRDSEYVFVVVDFLIGVLIFATIVGNIGSMISNMNAARAEFQARIDAIKQYMHFRNVSKDMEKRVIKWFDYLWTNKKTVDEKEVLKYLPDKLRAEIAINVHLDTLKKVRIFADCEAGLLVELVLKLQPQVYSPGDYICKKGDIGREMYIIKEGKLAVVADDGVTQFVVLSDGSYFGEISILNIKGSKAGNRRTANIKSIGYSDLFCLSKDDLMEALTEYPDAKTMLEEKGKQILMKDGLLDLNIANAGSDPKDLEEKVTRMEGSVDLLQTRFARILAEYESMQQKLKQRLTKVEKFLKPLIDTEFSSIEGPGAESGPIDST