| Literature DB >> 35143663 |
Roberto Feuda1, Anant K Menon2, Martin C Göpfert3.
Abstract
Opsins, the protein moieties of animal visual photo-pigments, have emerged as moonlighting proteins with diverse, light-dependent and -independent physiological functions. This raises the need to revise some basic assumptions concerning opsin expression, structure, classification, and evolution.Entities:
Keywords: G protein-coupled receptors; moonlighting proteins; photosensitivity; sensory cell evolution; sensory transduction; vision
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2022 PMID: 35143663 PMCID: PMC8892948 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac033
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biol Evol ISSN: 0737-4038 Impact factor: 16.240