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The membrane guanylate cyclase in retinal rod outer segments (ROS-GC) is known to be negatively regulated by calcium; when the calcium concentration is reduced below the dark-adapted level of about 500 nM, the enzyme is activated by a soluble protein. We now report that the enzyme is also positively regulated by calcium; a novel soluble protein is identified and purified from bovine retina which activates ROS-GC, with half-maximal activation occurring at 2-5 microM calcium. The activation is dose-dependent, and at its maximum, cyclase is stimulated up to 25-fold. The activator has a molecular mass of about 40 kDa and is a multimer of a 6-7 kDa peptide.
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