Expression of a homologue of a vertebrate non-visual opsin Opn3 in the insect photoreceptors
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0274
Abstract: Insect vision starts with light absorption by visual pigments based on opsins that drive Gq-type G protein-mediated phototransduction. Since Drosophila, the most studied insect in vision research, has only Gq-coupled opsins, the Gq-mediated phototransduction has… read more here.
Keywords: opsin; homologue; non visual; visual opsin ... See more keywords