"Opsins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Photosensitive proteins in the membranes of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS such as the rods and the cones. Opsins have varied light absorption properties and are members of the G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS family. Their ligands are VITAMIN A-based chromophores.
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D055355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.306.466 D23.767.930.750
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opsins" by people in Profiles.
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Iwanicki T, Chen JW, Hirai J, DeTurk H, Steck M, Goetze E, Porter ML. Shining new light on naupliar eyes: A novel molecular phylogeny for Pleuromamma (Family: Metridinidae) and the characterization of luciferase and opsin expression. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2024 Dec; 201:108200.
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Iwanicki T, Steck M, Bracken-Grissom H, Porter ML. Localization of multiple opsins in ocular and non-ocular tissues of deep-sea shrimps and the first evidence of co-localization in a rhabdomeric R8 cell (Caridea: Oplophoroidea). Vision Res. 2024 06; 219:108403.
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Steck M, Hanscom SJ, Iwanicki T, Sung JY, Outomuro D, Morehouse NI, Porter ML. Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes. Vision Res. 2024 04; 217:108367.
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Palecanda S, Madrid E, Porter ML. Molecular Evolution of Malacostracan Short Wavelength Sensitive Opsins. J Mol Evol. 2023 12; 91(6):806-818.
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Palecanda S, Iwanicki T, Steck M, Porter ML. Crustacean conundrums: a review of opsin diversity and evolution. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2022 10 24; 377(1862):20210289.
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G?hmann M, Porter ML, Bok MJ. The Gluopsins: Opsins without the Retinal Binding Lysine. Cells. 2022 08 06; 11(15).
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McDonald MS, Palecanda S, Cohen JH, Porter ML. Ultraviolet vision in larval Neogonodactylus oerstedii. J Exp Biol. 2022 02 01; 225(3).
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Porter ML, Cronin TW, Dick CW, Simon N, Dittmar K. Visual system characterization of the obligate bat ectoparasite Trichobius frequens (Diptera: Streblidae). Arthropod Struct Dev. 2021 Jan; 60:101007.
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Valdez-Lopez JC, Donohue MW, Bok MJ, Wolf J, Cronin TW, Porter ML. Sequence, Structure, and Expression of Opsins in the Monochromatic Stomatopod Squilla empusa. Integr Comp Biol. 2018 09 01; 58(3):386-397.
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Porter ML, Steck M, Roncalli V, Lenz PH. Molecular Characterization of Copepod Photoreception. Biol Bull. 2017 08; 233(1):96-110.