Characterization of cephalic and non-cephalic sensory cell types provides insight into joint photo- and mechanoreceptor evolution

Characterization of cephalic and non-cephalic sensory cell types provides insight into joint photo- and mechanoreceptor evolution

Rhabdomeric opsins (r-opsins) are light sensors in cephalic eye photoreceptors, but also function in additional sensory organs. This has prompted questions on the evolutionary relationship of these cell types, and if ancient r-opsins were non-photosensory. A molecular profiling approach in the marin...

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Main Authors: Roger Revilla-i-Domingo, Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan, Monika Waldherr, Günther Prohaczka, Hugo Musset, Lukas Orel, Elliot Gerrard, Moritz Smolka, Alexander Stockinger, Matthias Farlik, Robert J Lucas, Florian Raible, Kristin Tessmar-Raible
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-08-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
photoreceptor
opsin
evolution
behavior
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66144

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