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guanylate cyclase
(redirected from Soluble guanylyl cyclase)

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guanylate cyclase
enzyme catalyzing the synthesis of 3′5′ cyclic-GMP from GTP in photoreceptor cells of the retina in its dark state. cGMP binds to Na+-channels of the retinal cells, causing them to open.
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