Figure 7 of Saari, Mol Vis 2009; 15:844-854.


Figure 7. Hypothesis for release of retinal by glycerophospholipids. Cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein (CRALBP) binds to sodium hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor type 1 (NHERF1) via interactions with post synaptic density 95-discs large-zonula occludens (PDZ1), and perhaps PDZ2 [9,51,52]. NHERF1 binds to ezrin, an actin-binding scaffold protein. NHERF1, ezrin, actin, and CRALBP are found in retinal pigment epithelium apical processes. We suggest that binding of CRALBP to this or a similar complex restricts the diffusion of CRALBP in the vicinity of acidic glycerophospholipids of the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane or perhaps a vesicular membrane. Image modified from Nawrot et al. [52].