The multistable melanopsins of mammals by Alan J. Emanuel, Michael Tri H. Do

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Melanopsin: an exciting photopigment. by Hankins, M, Peirson, S, Foster, R

“…Here we outline the discovery of this remarkable new photoreceptor system, review the structure of melanopsin and conclude with a working model of melanopsin phototransduction.…”

Focus on Molecules: Melanopsin by Davies, W, Foster, R, Hankins, M

Focus on molecules: melanopsin. by Davies, W, Foster, R, Hankins, M

Evolution of melanopsin photoreceptors: discovery and characterization of a new melanopsin in nonmammalian vertebrates. by James Bellingham, Shyam S Chaurasia, Zara Melyan, Cuimei Liu, Morven A Cameron, Emma E Tarttelin, P Michael Iuvone, Mark W Hankins, Gianluca Tosini, Robert J Lucas

“…In mammals, the melanopsin gene (Opn4) encodes a sensory photopigment that underpins newly discovered inner retinal photoreceptors. …”
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Evolution of melanopsin photoreceptors: discovery and characterization of a new melanopsin in nonmammalian vertebrates. by Bellingham, J, Chaurasia, S, Melyan, Z, Liu, C, Cameron, M, Tarttelin, E, Iuvone, P, Hankins, M, Tosini, G, Lucas, R

Evolution of melanopsin photoreceptors: discovery and characterization of a new melanopsin in nonmammalian vertebrates by Bellingham, J, Chaurasia, S, Melyan, Z, Liu, C, Cameron, M, Tarttelin, E, Iuvone, P, Hankins, M, Tosini, G, Lucas, R

“…In mammals, the melanopsin gene (Opn4) encodes a sensory photopigment that underpins newly discovered inner retinal photoreceptors. …”

Correction: Evolution of Melanopsin Photoreceptors: Discovery and Characterization of a New Melanopsin in Nonmammalian Vertebrates. by James Bellingham, Shyam S Chaurasia, Zara Melyan, Cuimei Liu, Morven A Cameron, Emma E Tarttelin, P. Michael Iuvone, Mark W Hankins, Gianluca Tosini, Robert J Lucas

“…A new melanopsin gene, identified in fish, bird, and amphibian genomes, is the true ortholog of the melanopsin gene previously described in mammals.…”
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Vision: Melanopsin as a Raumgeber by Spitschan, M, Aguirre, G

“…Two new studies show that neural systems receiving inputs from the melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells encode spatial information and therefore see the world in more detail than previously thought.…”

Melanopsin: photoreceptors, physiology and potential by Palumaa, T, Gilhooley, M, Jagannath, A, Hankins, M, Hughes, S, Peirson, S

“…Here we provide an overview of the key areas of physiology known to be mediated by melanopsin pRGCs, as well as emerging translational opportunities.…”

Distribution of melanopsin positive neurons in pigmented and albino mice: Evidence for melanopsin interneurons in the mouse retina by Francisco Javier Valiente-Soriano, Diego eGarcía-Ayuso, Arturo eOrtín-Martínez, Manuel eJiménez-López, Caridad eGalindo-Romero, María Paz Villegas-Pérez, Marta eAgudo-Barriuso, Anthony Alexander Vugler, Manuel eVidal-Sanz

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Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age. by Lucas, R, Peirson, S, Berson, D, Brown, T, Cooper, H, Czeisler, C, Figueiro, MG, Gamlin, P, Lockley, S, O'Hagan, J, Price, L, Provencio, I, Skene, D, Brainard, G

“…These biological and behavioral effects of light are influenced by a distinct photoreceptor in the eye, melanopsin-containing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), in addition to conventional rods and cones. …”

Measuring and using light in the melanopsin age by Lucas, R, Peirson, S, Berson, D, Brown, T, Cooper, H, Czeisler, C, Figueiro, MG, Gamlin, P, Lockley, S, O'Hagan, J, Price, L, Provencio, I, Skene, D, Brainard, G

“…These biological and behavioral effects of light are influenced by a distinct photoreceptor in the eye, melanopsin-containing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), in addition to conventional rods and cones. …”

Evolution of melanopsin photoreceptors: Discovery and characterization of a new melanopsin in nonmammalian vertebrates (vol 4, pg 1334, 2006) by Bellingham, J, Chaurasia, S, Melyan, Z, Liu, C, Cameron, M, Tarttelin, E, Iuvone, P, Hankins, M, Tosini, G, Lucas, R

β-Arrestin-dependent deactivation of mouse melanopsin. by Evan G Cameron, Phyllis R Robinson

“…These observations, along with the conspicuous absence of visual arrestin in ipRGCs, suggest that a β-arrestin terminates melanopsin signaling. Here, we describe a light- and phosphorylation- dependent reduction in melanopsin signaling mediated by both β-arrestin 1 and β-arrestin 2. …”
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Colour and melanopsin mediated responses in the murine retina by Joshua W. Mouland, Joshua W. Mouland, Alex J. Watson, Alex J. Watson, Franck P. Martial, Franck P. Martial, Robert J. Lucas, Robert J. Lucas, Timothy M. Brown, Timothy M. Brown

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Melanopsin (Opn4) is an oncogene in cutaneous melanoma by Leonardo Vinícius Monteiro de Assis, José Thalles Lacerda, Maria Nathália Moraes, Omar Alberto Domínguez-Amorocho, Gabriela Sarti Kinker, Davi Mendes, Matheus Molina Silva, Carlos Frederico Martins Menck, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci

“…Melanopsin (Opn4) is identified as an oncogene in cutaneous melanoma, with the loss of Opn4 found to be associated with reduced proliferation and tumor growth, due to changes in immune responses and Mitf signaling in vitro and in vivo.…”
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The organization of melanopsin-immunoreactive cells in microbat retina. by Mi-Jin Jeong, Hang-Gu Kim, Chang-Jin Jeon

“…Three types of melanopsin-IR cells were observed in the present study. …”
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Development of melanopsin-based irradiance detecting circuitry by Morhardt Duncan, Badea, Tudor C, Ecker Jennifer L, Sheely Catherine J, McNeill David S, Guido William, Hattar Samer

“…Approximately 2% of RGCs are intrinsically photosensitive (ipRGCs), express melanopsin and are necessary for light to modulate specific physiological processes in mice. …”
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MELANOPSIN DISTRIBUTION AND ITS ISOFORMS IN THE RABBIT RETINA by Adriana Sanchez Maldonado, Marisela Aguirre Ramirez, Jorge Pérez León

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