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The hyperpolarizing receptor potential of scallop ciliary photoreceptors is attributable to light-induced opening of K+-selective channels. Having previously demonstrated the activation of this K+ current by cGMP, we examined upstream events in the transduction cascade. GTP-γ-S produced persistent excitation after a flash, accompanied by decreased sensitivity and acceleration of the photocurrent, whereas GDP-β-S only inhibited responsiveness, consistent with the involvement of a G-protein. Because Go (but not Gt nor Gq) recently has been detected in the ciliary retinal layer of a related species, we tested the effects of activators of Go; mastoparan peptides induced an outward current suppressible by blockers of the light-sensitive conductance such asl-cis-diltiazem. In addition, intracellular dialysis with the A-protomer of pertussis toxin (PTX) depressed the photocurrent. The mechanisms that couple G-protein stimulation to changes in cGMP were investigated. Intracellular IBMX enhanced the photoresponse with little effect on the baseline current, a result that argues against regulation by light of phosphodiesterase activity. LY83583, an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase (GC), exerted a reversible, dose-dependent suppression of the photocurrent. By contrast, ODQ, an antagonist of NO-sensitive GC, and YC-1, an activator of NO-sensitive GC, failed to alter the light response or the holding current; furthermore, the NO synthase inhibitor N-methyl-l-arginine was inert, indicating that the NO signaling pathway is not implicated. Taken together, these results suggest a novel type of phototransduction cascade in which stimulation of a PTX-sensitive Go may activate a membrane GC to induce an increase in cGMP and the consequent opening of light-dependent channels.

Light Transduction in Invertebrate Hyperpolarizing Photoreceptors: Possible Involvement of a Go-Regulated Guanylate Cyclase

Light Transduction in Invertebrate Hyperpolarizing Photoreceptors: Possible Involvement of a G_o-Regulated Guanylate Cyclase