MOLECULAR-CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PUTATIVE ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE VISUAL PIGMENT OF GOLDFISH

Authors
HISATOMI O SATOH T BARTHEL LK STENKAMP DL RAYMOND PA TOKUNAGA F
Citation
O. Hisatomi et al., MOLECULAR-CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PUTATIVE ULTRAVIOLET-SENSITIVE VISUAL PIGMENT OF GOLDFISH, Vision research, 36(7), 1996, pp. 933-939
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Ophthalmology
Journal title
Vision research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00426989
Volume
36
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
933 - 939
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-6989(1996)36:7<933:MACOTP>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A cDNA full length encoding a putative ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive visu al pigment of goldfish was isolated. The deduced amino acid sequence s hows 64% identity to those of human blue and chicken violet, and less identity (40-49%) to those of other vertebrate visual pigments. The mR NA is localized in the miniature short single cone cells, which are kn own to have a sensitivity maximum in the near UV-region.