Taxonomic distribution of opsin families inferred from UniProt Reference Proteomes and a suite of opsin-specific hidden Markov models

IntroductionOpsins are a large and sequence-diverse family of light-responsive G-protein coupled receptors involved in vision, circadian rhythm, and other processes. Numerous subfamilies have been defined based on sequence similarity, cell-type localization, signal transduction mechanism, or biologi...

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Main Authors: Neil D. Clarke, John S. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1190549/full