metarhodopsin inactivation

Term ID

GO:0016060

Synonyms

Definition

The process in which metarhodopsin is prevented from generating molecular signals. Activated rhodopsin (R*) is inactivated by a two-step process: first, R* is phosphorylated by rhodopsin kinase which lowers the activity of R*. Second, the protein arrestin binds to phosphorylated R* to de-activate it. Visual_phototransduction

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Ontology

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