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Vision Research, 2006 Palmitylation is a widespread modification in G-protein-coupled receptors and often a dynamic process. In rhodopsins, palmitylation is static on C322/C323. Red/green (M/LWS) cone opsins have no cysteines at corresponding positions and no palmitylation.
Ablonczy, Zsolt +3 more
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2020 Optogenetics is a biological technique that combines the advantageous spatial-temporal resolution of optics and genetic cell targeting to control cellular activity with unprecedented precision. It has found vast applications both in neurosciences and therapy, particularly in view of its application to restore vision in blind patients.
Simon, Cardillia-Joe +4 more
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A low-cost hyperspectral scanner for natural imaging and the study of animal colour vision above and under water [PDF]
, 2019 Hyperspectral imaging is a widely used technology for industrial and scientific purposes, but the high cost and large size of commercial setups have made them impractical for most basic research.
Baden, T, Nevala, N E
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Optogenetics: Background, Methodological Advances and Potential Applications for Cardiovascular Research and Medicine [PDF]
, 2020 Optogenetics is an elegant approach of precisely controlling and monitoring the biological functions of a cell, group of cells, tissues, or organs with high temporal and spatial resolution by using optical system and genetic engineering technologies. The
Joshi, Jyotsna +2 more
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Zoological Letters, 2019 Absorption spectra of opsin-based pigments are tuned from the UV to the red regions by interactions of the chromophore with surrounding amino acid residues. Both vertebrates and invertebrates possess long-wavelength-sensitive (LWS) opsins, which underlie
Tomoka Saito +5 more
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A Go-type opsin mediates the shadow reflex in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii
BMC Biology, 2018 Background The presence of photoreceptive molecules outside the eye is widespread among animals, yet their functions in the periphery are less well understood.
Thomas Ayers +4 more
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Optogenetic Gene Therapy for the Degenerate Retina: Recent Advances
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 The degeneration of light-detecting rod and cone photoreceptors in the human retina leads to severe visual impairment and ultimately legal blindness in millions of people worldwide.
Michelle E. McClements +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionOpsins are a large and sequence-diverse family of light-responsive G-protein coupled receptors involved in vision, circadian rhythm, and other processes.
Neil D. Clarke, John S. Taylor
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Palmitoylation stabilizes unliganded rod opsin [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 S-palmitoylation is a conserved feature in many G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) involved in a broad array of signaling processes. The prototypical GPCR, rhodopsin, is S-palmitoylated on two adjacent C-terminal Cys residues at its cytoplasmic surface.
Akiko, Maeda +6 more
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The visual pigment xenopsin is widespread in protostome eyes and impacts the view on eye evolution
eLife, 2020 Photoreceptor cells in the eyes of Bilateria are often classified into microvillar cells with rhabdomeric opsin and ciliary cells with ciliary opsin, each type having specialized molecular components and physiology.
Clemens Christoph Döring +4 more
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