Photoreceptors for a light biotransducer: a comparative study of the electrical responses of two (type-1)-opsins [PDF]
Nanotechnology, 24, 39551 (2013), 2013 The increasing interest in photoactivated proteins as natural replacement of standard inorganic materials in photocells drives to the compared analysis of bacteriorhodopsin and proteorhodopsin, two widely diffused proteins belonging to the family of ...
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Adaptations of the Vertebrate Retina to Low-Light Conditions: A Review. [PDF]
Anat Histol EmbryolABSTRACT Vision is a critical sensory modality in vertebrates, enabling diverse adaptations to environmental challenges. This review explores the remarkable adaptations of vertebrate eyes to low‐light environments, such as nocturnal habitats, deep‐sea ecosystems and subterranean niches.
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Retention of duplicated long-wavelength opsins in mosquito lineages by positive selection and differential expression [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 BACKGROUND: Opsins are light sensitive receptors associated with visual processes. Insects typically possess opsins that are stimulated by ultraviolet, short and long wavelength (LW) radiation.
Catherine A. Hill +2 more
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The application of optogenetics in traumatic brain injury research: A narrative review [PDF]
Brain CirculationOptogenetics has revolutionized the landscape of research on neurological disorders by enabling high spatial specificity and millisecond-level temporal precision in neuroscience studies.
Cheng-Hao Lin +5 more
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An Expanding Role for Nonvisual Opsins in Extraocular Light Sensing Physiology.
Annual Review of Vision Science, 2023 We live on a planet that is bathed in daily and seasonal sunlight cycles. In this context, terrestrial life forms have evolved mechanisms that directly harness light energy (plants) or decode light information for adaptive advantage. In animals, the main
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Multiple opsins in a reef-building coral, Acropora millepora
Scientific Reports, 2023 Opsins, light-sensitive G protein-coupled receptors, have been identified in corals but their properties are largely unknown. Here, we identified six opsin genes (acropsins 1–6) from a coral species Acropora millepora , including three novel opsins ...
Benjamin M. Mason +7 more
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Molecular advances to study the function, evolution and spectral tuning of arthropod visual opsins
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2022 Visual opsins of vertebrates and invertebrates diversified independently and converged to detect ultraviolet to long wavelengths (LW) of green or red light.
Marjorie A. Liénard +2 more
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Insect opsins and evo-devo: what have we learned in 25 years?
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2022 The visual pigments known as opsins are the primary molecular basis for colour vision in animals. Insects are among the most diverse of animal groups and their visual systems reflect a variety of life histories.
Kyle J. McCulloch +2 more
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Creation of photocyclic vertebrate rhodopsin by single amino acid substitution
eLife, 2022 Opsins are universal photoreceptive proteins in animals and can be classified into three types based on their photoreaction properties. Upon light irradiation, vertebrate rhodopsin forms a metastable active state, which cannot revert back to the original
Kazumi Sakai +3 more
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bioRxiv, 2021 Patterned optogenetic activation of defined neuronal populations in the intact brain can reveal fundamental aspects of the neural codes of perception and behavior.
Savitha Sridharan +12 more
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