Immunologic Factor
arrestin
Subclass of:
Surface Antigens;
Arrestins
Definitions related to arrestin:
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A 48-Kd protein of the outer segment of the retinal rods and a component of the phototransduction cascade. Arrestin quenches G-protein activation by binding to phosphorylated photolyzed rhodopsin. Arrestin causes experimental autoimmune uveitis when injected into laboratory animals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Protein involved in deactivation of the enzyme cascade of phototransduction.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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