Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry: An International Journal for Chemical Biology in Health and Disease CONTENTS VOLUME 230, Nos. 1 & 2, January (II) 2002 GUANYLATE CYCLASE Dr. Rameshwar K. Sharma Preface | R.K. Sharma: Evolution of the membrane guanylate cyclase transduction system 3—30 J. Tremblay, R. Desjardins, D. Hum, J. Gutkowska and P. Hamet: Biochemistry and physiology of the natriuretic peptide receptor guanylyl cyclases 31-47 K.S. Misono: Natriuretic peptide receptor: Structure and signaling 49-60 K.N. Pandey: Intracellular trafficking and metabolic turnover of ligand-bound guanylyl! cyclase/atrial natriuretic peptide receptor-A into subcellular compartments 61—72 A.B. Vaandrager: Structure and function of the heat-stable enterotoxin receptor/guanylyl cyclase C 73-83 M.G. Rambotti, A. Spreca, I. Giambanco, G. Sorci and R. Donato: Ultracytochemistry as a tool for the study oft he cellular and subcellular localization of membrane-bound guanylate cyclase (GC) activity. Applicability to both receptor-activated and receptor-independent GC activity 85—96 K.-W. Koch, T. Duda and R.K. Sharma: Photoreceptor specific guanylate cyclases in vertebrate phototransduction 97-106 T. Duda and K.-W. Koch: Calcium-modulated membrane guanylate cyclase in synaptic transmission? 107-116 V. Venkataraman and R.G. Nagele: Calcium-sensitive ROS-GC1 signaling outside of photoreceptors: A common theme 117-124 V.A. Bondarenko, H. Yu, R.K. Yamazaki and A. Yamazaki: A novel role of RGS9: Inhibition of retinal guanylyl cyclase 125—128 T. Duda and K.-W. Koch: Retinal diseases linked with photoreceptor guanylate cyclase 129-138 E.V. Olshevskaya, A.N. Ermilov and A.M. Dizhoor: Factors that affect regulation of cGMP synthesis in vertebrate photoreceptors and their genetic link to human retinal degeneration 139-147 J.U. Linder and J.E. Schultz: Guanylyl cyclases in unicellular organisms 149-158 M. Russwurm and D. Koesling: Isoforms of NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase 159-164 T.C. Bellamy and J. Garthwaite: The receptor-like properties of nitric oxide-activated soluble guanylyl cyclase in intact cells 165—176 A. Sitaramayya: Soluble guanylate cyclases in the retina 177-186 Index to Volume 230 187-188 Instructions to Authors 189-193 EKlecltrounic wjouernarls (at ))!)"2 WWW.KLUWERONLINE.NL “a Contact your librarian for more information