Genetic characterization of the visual pigments of the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) and computational predictions of the spectral sensitivity

Genetic characterization of the visual pigments of the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) and computational predictions of the spectral sensitivity

The visual processing of vertebrates initiates in the retina upon the absorbance of photons by the photoreceptors. These neurons contain the photopigments that are formed by a membrane protein, opsin or rhodopsin, covalently bound to a chromophore. The peak spectral sensitivity (λmax) of the photopi...

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Main Authors: Vitor Henrique Corredor, Einat Hauzman, Arlan da Silva Gonçalves, Dora Fix Ventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Subjects:
Retina
Photoreceptors
Opsins
A1/A2 chromophores
Quantum mechanical simulations
Molecular modeling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666469022000343

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