Opn5L1 is a retinal receptor that behaves as a reverse and self-regenerating photoreceptor

Opn5L1 is a retinal receptor that behaves as a reverse and self-regenerating photoreceptor

Opsins are G protein-coupled receptors which are activated by light-triggered retinal 11-cis-to-all-trans photoisomerization. Here, the authors report a vertebrate non-visual opsin (Opn5L1) that functions as a Gi-coupled retinal receptor, is deactivated by light and can thermally self-regenerate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keita Sato, Takahiro Yamashita, Hideyo Ohuchi, Atsuko Takeuchi, Hitoshi Gotoh, Katsuhiko Ono, Misao Mizuno, Yasuhisa Mizutani, Sayuri Tomonari, Kazumi Sakai, Yasushi Imamoto, Akimori Wada, Yoshinori Shichida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03603-3

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03603-3

Similar Items