Rhodopsin

I'm confused as to why,when exposed to bright light, rod cells cease to function. I understand that exposure to bright light bleaches all of the rhodopsin, but...so what? Why doesn't the bleached product (opsonin/retinal) simply get re-synthesised back into rhodopsin as it does in dim light, and ...

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... proteins in toto is one of the “holy grails” of crystallography. There is no general way to do it and of the few cases that have succeeded, two (rhodopsin and F1-ATPase) won Nobel Prizes. Transmembrane regions of membrane and integral membrane proteins tend to be very hydrophobic. When you isolate ...

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I'm not sure if i have posted this in the right section but here goes... I'm doing a project on rhodopsin which in part requires me to explain how the structural and functional aspects can be used for developing or discovering new pharmaceutical products. i have found loads ...

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I have found out that the human retina has 3 rhodopsin transcripts sized 2.8,1.9 and 1.5kb. can someone tell me about the mechanism that produces these and what the functional significance might be??? Thx in advance

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... Juniper's Jewels and poplar's pearls are unseen treasures manifested in whorls. Nature's lattice glory, iridescent delight, with gleaming rhodopsin, the hue of midnight. Transcendental translucence, dioptrics by day, repeated refractions, transfusing the way. Perpetual prisms, crystals ...

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