Eye features and retinal photoreceptors of the nocturnal aardvark (Orycteropus afer, Tubulidentata).

Authors: Peichl, Leo^1,2 (AUTHOR) peichl@em.uni-frankfurt.de, Meimann, Sonja² (AUTHOR), Solovei, Irina³ (AUTHOR), Gügel, Irene L.⁴ (AUTHOR), Geiger, Christina⁵ (AUTHOR), Schauerte, Nicole⁵ (AUTHOR), Goździewska-Harłajczuk, Karolina⁶ (AUTHOR), Klećkowska-Nawrot, Joanna E.⁶ (AUTHOR), Wibbelt, Gudrun⁷ (AUTHOR), Haverkamp, Silke⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 3/24/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p1-29. 29p.

Subject Terms: *PHOTORECEPTORS, *OPSINS, *TAPETUM, *THYROID hormones, *EPITHELIUM, *RETINA, *RHODOPSIN

Multiple Ecological Axes Drive Molecular Evolution of Cone Opsins in Beloniform Fishes.

Authors: Chau, Katherine D.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Hauser, Frances E.² (AUTHOR), Van Nynatten, Alexander^2,4 (AUTHOR), Daane, Jacob M.⁵ (AUTHOR), Harris, Matthew P.⁶ (AUTHOR), Chang, Belinda S. W.^7,8 (AUTHOR), Lovejoy, Nathan R.^1,2,7,8 (AUTHOR) nathan.lovejoy@utoronto.ca

Source: Journal of Molecular Evolution. Apr2024, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p93-103. 11p.

Subject Terms: *MOLECULAR evolution, *OPSINS, *COLOR vision, *FRESHWATER habitats, *RAIN forests, *MELANOPSIN

Functional characterization of four opsins and two G alpha subtypes co-expressed in the molluscan rhabdomeric photoreceptor.

Authors: Matsuo, Ryota¹ (AUTHOR) matsuor@fwu.ac.jp, Koyanagi, Mitsumasa^2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Sugihara, Tomohiro² (AUTHOR), Shirata, Taishi³ (AUTHOR), Nagata, Takashi^5,6 (AUTHOR), Inoue, Keiichi⁵ (AUTHOR), Matsuo, Yuko¹ (AUTHOR), Terakita, Akihisa^2,3,4 (AUTHOR) terakita@omu.ac.jp

Source: BMC Biology. 12/18/2023, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *PHOTORECEPTORS, *SPECTRAL sensitivity, *G proteins, *RHODOPSIN, *CELLULAR signal transduction

Behavioral photosensitivity of multi-color-blind medaka: enhanced response under ultraviolet light in the absence of short-wavelength-sensitive opsins.

Authors: Mizoguchi, Kiyono¹ (AUTHOR), Sato, Mayu¹ (AUTHOR), Saito, Rina¹ (AUTHOR), Koshikuni, Mayu¹ (AUTHOR), Sakakibara, Mana¹ (AUTHOR), Manabe, Ran¹ (AUTHOR), Harada, Yumi¹ (AUTHOR), Uchikawa, Tamaki¹ (AUTHOR), Ansai, Satoshi^2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Kamei, Yasuhiro^5,6 (AUTHOR), Naruse, Kiyoshi^2,6 (AUTHOR), Fukamachi, Shoji¹ (AUTHOR) fukamachi@fc.jwu.ac.jp

Source: BMC Neuroscience. 12/14/2023, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *ULTRAVIOLET radiation, *ORYZIAS latipes, *PHOTOSENSITIVITY, *VISIBLE spectra

Molecular Evolution of Malacostracan Short Wavelength Sensitive Opsins.

Authors: Palecanda, Sitara¹ (AUTHOR) sitara.palecanda@gmail.com, Madrid, Elizabeth¹ (AUTHOR), Porter, Megan L.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Molecular Evolution. Dec2023, Vol. 91 Issue 6, p806-818. 13p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *MOLECULAR evolution, *VISUAL pigments, *SPECTRAL sensitivity, *WAVELENGTHS, *HEMOCYANIN

Correction: Engineered red Opto-mGluR6 Opsins, a red-shifted optogenetic excitation tool, an in vitro study.

Authors: Shamsnajafabadi, Hoda (AUTHOR), Soheili, Zahra-Soheila (AUTHOR), Sadeghi, Mehdi (AUTHOR), Samiee, Shahram (AUTHOR), Ghasemi, Pouria (AUTHOR), Zibaii, Mohammad Ismail (AUTHOR), Gholami Pourbadie, Hamid (AUTHOR), Ahmadieh, Hamid (AUTHOR), Ranaei Pirmardan, Ehsan (AUTHOR), Salehi, Najmeh (AUTHOR), Samiee, Dorsa (AUTHOR), Kashanian, Ali (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 3/25/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p1-1. 1p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *MEDICAL sciences, *WESTERN immunoblotting, *PLASMIDS, *TECHNICAL institutes

Multiple opsins in a reef-building coral, Acropora millepora.

Authors: Mason, Benjamin M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Koyanagi, Mitsumasa^3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Sugihara, Tomohiro^3,5 (AUTHOR), Iwasaki, Makoto⁵ (AUTHOR), Slepak, Vladlen⁶ (AUTHOR), Miller, David J.^7,8 (AUTHOR), Sakai, Yusuke⁵ (AUTHOR), Terakita, Akihisa^3,4,5 (AUTHOR) terakita@omu.ac.jp

Source: Scientific Reports. 1/30/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *ACROPORA, *OPSINS, *CORALS, *INTRACELLULAR calcium, *SPECTRAL sensitivity, *G proteins, *G protein coupled receptors

The Gluopsins: Opsins without the Retinal Binding Lysine.

Authors: Gühmann, Martin¹ (AUTHOR) martin.guehmann@bristol.ac.uk, Porter, Megan L.² (AUTHOR), Bok, Michael J.³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Cells (2073-4409). Aug2022, Vol. 11 Issue 15, p2441-2441. 21p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *LYSINE, *GLUTAMIC acid, *G protein coupled receptors, *LIGAND binding (Biochemistry), *CHEMORECEPTORS

Characterization and Comparison of Eye Development and Phototransduction Genes in Deep- and Shallow-Water Shrimp Alvinocaris longirostris and Palaemon carinicauda.

Authors: Hui, Min^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) minhui@qdio.ac.cn, Xin, Qian^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Cheng, Jiao^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Sha, Zhongli^1,2,3 (AUTHOR) minhui@qdio.ac.cn

Source: Diversity (14242818). Aug2022, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p653-N.PAG. 14p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *VISUAL accommodation, *CELLULAR signal transduction, *SHRIMPS, *TRANSCRIPTION factors, *GENES, *CRUSTACEA

Activating an invertebrate bistable opsin with the all-trans 6.11 retinal analog.

Authors: Rodrigues, Matthew J.¹, matthew.rodrigues@psi.ch, Tejero, Oliver^1,2, Mühle, Jonas¹, Pamula, Filip¹, Das, Ishita³, Ching-Ju Tsai¹, Terakita, Akihisa^4,5, Sheves, Mordechai³, Schertler, Gebhard F. X.¹, gebhard.schertler@psi.ch

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 7/30/2024, Vol. 121 Issue 31, p1-3, 8p

Characteristics of pectens in diurnal and nocturnal birds and a new functional proposal relating to non‐visual opsins.

Authors: Kusakabe, Ken Takeshi^1,2 (AUTHOR) kusakabe@yamaguchi‐u.ac.jp, Seto, Miho¹ (AUTHOR), Harada, Yumiko³ (AUTHOR), Kusakabe, Asako¹ (AUTHOR), Yustinasari, Lita Rakhma^2,4 (AUTHOR), Hyoto, Muneyoshi² (AUTHOR), Nakahara, Chihiro¹ (AUTHOR), Gondo, Ai¹ (AUTHOR), Kondo, Tomohiro⁵ (AUTHOR), Kano, Kiyoshi^2,6 (AUTHOR), Kiso, Yasuo¹ (AUTHOR), Imai, Hiroyuki^1,2 (AUTHOR)

Source: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia: Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C. Jul2024, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *NOCTURNAL birds, *OPSINS, *VISION, *FUNDUS oculi, *PERIODIC functions, *IN situ hybridization

The chromosome-level genome provides insights into the adaptive evolution of the visual system in Oratosquilla oratoria.

Authors: Zhang, Daizhen, Sun, Xiaoli, Chen, Lianfu, Lin, Lianyu, Yin, Chijie, Yang, Wenqi, Liu, Jun, Liu, Qiuning, Zhang, Huabin, Jiang, Senhao, Li, Yongxin, Tang, Boping, Wang, Gang

Source: BMC Biology; 2/6/2025, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-15, 15p

Subject Terms: BIOLOGICAL evolution, VISUAL accommodation, LIFE sciences, OPSINS, STOMATOPODA, PLANT chromosomes

The chromosome-level genome provides insights into the adaptive evolution of the visual system in Oratosquilla oratoria

Authors: Daizhen Zhang, Xiaoli Sun, Lianfu Chen, Lianyu Lin, Chijie Yin, Wenqi Yang, Jun Liu, Qiuning Liu, Huabin Zhang, Senhao Jiang, Yongxin Li, Boping Tang, Gang Wang

Source: BMC Biology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2025)

Subject Terms: Oratosquilla oratoria, Chromosome-level genome assembly, Opsins, Thick cornea, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Retinylidene chromophore hydrolysis from mammalian visual and non-visual opsins.

Authors: Hong, John D.^1,2, Salom, David¹ dsalom1@hs.uci.edu, Choi, Elliot H.¹, Du, Samuel W.^1,3, Tworak, Aleksander¹, Smidak, Roman¹, Fangyuan Gao¹, Solano, Yasmeen J.^1,3, Jianye Zhang¹, Kiser, Philip D.^1,3,4,5, Palczewski, Krzysztof^1,2,3,6 kpalczew@uci.edu

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry. Mar2024, Vol. 300 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *RHODOPSIN, *VISUAL pathways

TMT-Opsins differentially modulate medaka brain function in a context-dependent manner.

Authors: Fontinha, Bruno M.^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zekoll, Theresa^1,2 (AUTHOR), Al-Rawi, Mariam^1,2 (AUTHOR), Gallach, Miguel³ (AUTHOR), Reithofer, Florian^1,2 (AUTHOR), Barker, Alison J.⁴ (AUTHOR), Hofbauer, Maximilian^1,2,5 (AUTHOR), Fischer, Ruth M.¹ (AUTHOR), von Haeseler, Arndt^1,2,3,6 (AUTHOR), Baier, Herwig⁴ (AUTHOR), Tessmar-Raible, Kristin^1,2,7 (AUTHOR) kristin.tessmar@mfpl.ac.at

Source: PLoS Biology. 1/7/2021, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-31. 31p. 3 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *ORYZIAS latipes, *OPSINS, *SODIUM channels, *SPECTRAL sensitivity, *BEHAVIOR

Phylogenetic analysis and ontogenetic changes in the cone opsins of the western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis).

Authors: Chang, Chia-Hao^1,2 (AUTHOR), Wang, Yu-Chun³ (AUTHOR), Shao, Yi Ta⁴ (AUTHOR), Liu, Shih-Hui⁵ (AUTHOR) liushihhui@gmail.com

Source: PLoS ONE. 10/13/2020, Vol. 15 Issue 10, p1-20. 20p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *CONES, *VISUAL acuity

Geographic Terms: ANTARCTICA

The non-visual opsins expressed in deep brain neurons projecting to the retina in lampreys.

Authors: Kawano-Yamashita, Emi^1,2 kawano@cc.nara-wu.ac.jp, Koyanagi, Mitsumasa¹, Wada, Seiji¹, Saito, Tomoka¹, Sugihara, Tomohiro¹, Tamotsu, Satoshi², Terakita, Akihisa¹ terakita@sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp

Source: Scientific Reports. 6/15/2020, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *PROTEIN expression, *NEURONS, *LAMPREYS, *PHOTORECEPTORS

Expression of proteins supporting visual function in heterobranch gastropods.

Authors: Matsuo, Ryota, Kwon, Haeri, Takishita, Kiyotaka, Nishi, Takako, Matsuo, Yuko

Source: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural & Behavioral Physiology; Jan2025, Vol. 211 Issue 1, p19-34, 16p

Subject Terms: MEDICAL sciences, VISION, VISUAL pigments, NEUROSCIENCES, OPSINS

Eyeless razor clam Sinonovacula constricta discriminates light spectra through opsins to guide Ca²⁺ and cAMP signaling pathways.

Authors: Fei Kong¹, Zhaoshou Ran^1,2 ranzhaoshou@nbu.edu.cn, Mengqi Zhang¹, Kai Liao¹, Deshui Chen³, Xiaojun Yan², Jilin Xu^1,2,3 xujilin@nbu.edu.cn

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry. Jan2024, Vol. 300 Issue 1, p1-22. 22p.

Subject Terms: *OPSINS, *CELLULAR signal transduction, *TRANSMEMBRANE domains, *MELANOPSIN, *MOLECULAR cloning, *POTENTIAL functions

Controlling the Brain with Light.

Authors: Deisseroth, Karl

Source: Scientific American. Nov2010, Vol. 303 Issue 5, p48-55. 7p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart.

Subjects: NEUROSCIENCES, OPTICAL instruments, GENETIC research, NEURAL circuitry, NEURONS, PSYCHIATRIC research, OPSINS, BRAIN research, MAGNETIC resonance imaging