The opsins of the vertebrate retina: Insights from structural, biochemical, and evolutionary studies

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2917-2932

  Nickle, B ^a   Robinson, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanopsin; Opsin; Peropsin RRH; Photopigment; RGR; Rod and cone; VA opsin

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MELANOPSIN; OPSIN; PEROPSIN; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERTEBRATE ANCIENT OPSIN; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; REVIEW; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONES (RETINA); EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPSIN; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RETINA; RODS (RETINA);

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38549166720     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7253-1     Document Type: Review

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