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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 266, Issue 36, 24314-24319, Dec, 1991

Properties of photoreceptor-specific phospholipase C encoded by the norpA gene of Drosophila melanogaster

S Schneuwly, MG Burg, C Lending, MH Perdew and WL Pak
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.

Mutations in the norpA gene drastically affect the phototransduction process in Drosophila. To study the biochemical characteristics of the norpA protein and its cellular and subcellular distributions, we have generated antisera against the major gene product of norpA. The antisera recognize an eye-specific protein of 130-kDa relative molecular mass that is present in wild-type head extracts but not in those of strong norpA mutants. The protein is associated with membranes and can be extracted with high salt. Immunohistochemical analysis at the light and electron microscopic levels indicates that the protein is expressed in all adult photoreceptor cells and specifically localized within the rhabdomeres, preferentially adjacent to, but not within, the rhabdomeric membranes. The results of the present study strongly support the previous suggestion that the norpA gene encodes the major phosphoinositol-specific phospholipase C in the photoreceptors. Moreover, insofar as the rhabdomeres are specialized structures for photoreception and phototransduction, specific localization of the norpA protein within these structures, in close association with the membranes, is consistent with the proposal that it has an important role in phototransduction.
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