Visual opsin diversity in sharks and rays.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz269
Abstract: The diversity of colour vision systems found in extant vertebrates suggests that different evolutionary selection pressures have driven specialisations in photoreceptor complement and visual pigment spectral tuning appropriate for an animal's behaviour, habitat and life… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; colour vision; visual opsin; vision ... See more keywords
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
The Visual Opsin Gene Repertoires of Teleost Fishes: Evolution, Ecology, and Function.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120219-024915
Abstract: Visual opsin genes expressed in the rod and cone photoreceptor cells of the retina are core components of the visual sensory system of vertebrates. Here, we provide an overview of the dynamic evolution of visual… read more here.
Keywords: visual opsin; biology; gene; opsin genes ... See more keywords
Gene expression patterns of novel visual and non-visual opsin families in immature and mature Japanese eel males
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8326
Abstract: This study was carried out to identify and estimate physiological function of a new type of opsin subfamily present in the retina and whole brain tissues of Japanese eel using RNA–Seq transcriptome method. A total… read more here.
Keywords: non visual; visual opsin; brain; expression ... See more keywords