| Gene Symbol |
Opn4
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| Entrez Gene |
192223
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Rat
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
opsin 4
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| Other Description |
melanopsin|opn4 {ECO:0000312|RGD:621701}|opsin-4
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| Swissprots |
Q8R456
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| Accessions |
EDL88866 EDL88867 Q8R456 AY072689 AAL61854 NM_138860 NP_620215
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| Function |
Photoreceptor required for regulation of circadian rhythm. Contributes to pupillar reflex and other non-image forming responses to light. May be able to isomerize covalently bound all- trans retinal back to 11-cis retinal. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834834}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834834}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834834}. Note=Found in soma, dendrites and proximal part of axons of certain retinal ganglion cells.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Eye; expressed in a photosensitive subset of retinal ganglion cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11834834}.
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