OPN5
Opsin 5 | |||||||||||||
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Symbols | OPN5 ; GPR136; GRP136; PGR12; TMEM13 | ||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 609042 MGI: 2662912 HomoloGene: 72341 IUPHAR: 161 GeneCards: OPN5 Gene | ||||||||||||
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Species | Human | Mouse | |||||||||||
Entrez | 221391 | 353344 | |||||||||||
Ensembl | ENSG00000124818 | ENSMUSG00000043972 | |||||||||||
UniProt | Q6U736 | Q6VZZ7 | |||||||||||
RefSeq (mRNA) | NM_001030051 | NM_181753 | |||||||||||
RefSeq (protein) | NP_859528 | NP_861418 | |||||||||||
Location (UCSC) | Chr 6: 47.75 – 47.8 Mb | Chr 17: 42.56 – 42.61 Mb | |||||||||||
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Opsin-5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OPN5 gene.[1][2][3] It is a photoreceptor protein sensitive to ultraviolent (UV) light. The OPN5 gene was discovered in mouse and human genomes and its mRNA expression was also discovered in neural tissues. Opsin-5 activates a UV-sensitive, heterotrimeric G protein Gi-mediated pathway in mammalian tissues.[4]
Function
Opsins are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. OPN5 is expressed in the eye, brain, testes, and spinal cord. This gene belongs to the seven-exon subfamily of mammalian opsin genes that includes peropsin (RRH) and retinal G protein coupled receptor (RGR). Like these other seven-exon opsin genes, this gene encodes a protein with photoisomerase activity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.[3]
Photochemistry
Upon reconstitution with 11-cis-retinal, mouse Opn5 shows an absorption maximum of 380 nm. This causes the conversion of OPN5 into a blue-absorbing photoproduct (470 nm), which is stable in the dark. Orange illumination then causes its re-conversion back into the UV- absorbing state.[4]
References
- ↑ Tarttelin EE, Bellingham J, Hankins MW, Foster RG, Lucas RJ (2003). "Neuropsin (Opn5): a novel opsin identified in mammalian neural tissue". FEBS Lett. 554 (3): 410–6. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01212-2. PMID 14623103.
- ↑ Fredriksson R, Höglund PJ, Gloriam DE, Lagerström MC, Schiöth HB (2003). "Seven evolutionarily conserved human rhodopsin G protein-coupled receptors lacking close relatives". FEBS Lett. 554 (3): 381–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01196-7. PMID 14623098.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: OPN5 opsin 5".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kojima D, Mori S, Torii M, Wada A, Morishita R, Fukada Y (2011). "UV-sensitive photoreceptor protein OPN5 in humans and mice". PLoS ONE 6 (10): e26388. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026388. PMC 3197025. PMID 22043319.
Further reading
- Terakita A (2005). "The opsins". Genome Biol. 6 (3): 213. doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-3-213. PMC 1088937. PMID 15774036.
- Vassilatis DK, Hohmann JG, Zeng H, Li F, Ranchalis JE, Mortrud MT et al. (2003). "The G protein-coupled receptor repertoires of human and mouse". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100 (8): 4903–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.0230374100. PMC 153653. PMID 12679517.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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