OPN1MW2

This gene encodes for a light absorbing visual pigment of the opsin gene family. The encoded protein is called green cone photopigment or medium-wavelength sensitive opsin. Opsins are G-protein coupled receptors with seven transmembrane domains, an N-terminal extracellular domain, and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. The long-wavelength opsin gene and multiple copies of the medium-wavelength opsin gene are tandemly arrayed on the X chromosome and frequent unequal recombination and gene conversion may occur between these sequences. X chromosomes may have fusions of the medium- and long-wavelength opsin genes or may have more than one copy of these genes. Defects in this gene are the cause of deutanopic colorblindness. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009]

Description

Opsin 1, medium wave sensitive 2

Tissue specificity

Tissue enriched (retina)

Predicted location

Membrane

Protein family

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Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Predicted membrane proteins

Chromosome

X (154219756 - 154233286)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000166160  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

-

UniProt

P0DN77

neXtProt

NX_P0DN77

Human splice variants

Protein structure