TY - JOUR
T1 - A rhodopsin gene expressed in photoreceptor cell R7 of the Drosophila eye
T2 - homologies with other signal-transducing molecules.
AU - Zuker, C. S.
AU - Montell, C.
AU - Jones, K.
AU - Laverty, T.
AU - Rubin, G. M.
PY - 1987/5
Y1 - 1987/5
N2 - We have isolated an opsin gene from D. melanogaster that is expressed in the ultraviolet-sensitive photoreceptor cell R7 of the Drosophila compound eye. This opsin gene contains no introns and encodes a 383 amino acid polypeptide that is approximately 35% homologous to the blue absorbing ninaE and Rh2 opsins, which are expressed in photoreceptor cells R1-6 and R8, respectively. Amino acid homologies between these different opsins and other signal-transducing molecules suggest an important role for the conserved domains of rhodopsin in the transduction of extracellular signals.
AB - We have isolated an opsin gene from D. melanogaster that is expressed in the ultraviolet-sensitive photoreceptor cell R7 of the Drosophila compound eye. This opsin gene contains no introns and encodes a 383 amino acid polypeptide that is approximately 35% homologous to the blue absorbing ninaE and Rh2 opsins, which are expressed in photoreceptor cells R1-6 and R8, respectively. Amino acid homologies between these different opsins and other signal-transducing molecules suggest an important role for the conserved domains of rhodopsin in the transduction of extracellular signals.
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U2 - 10.1523/jneurosci.07-05-01550.1987
DO - 10.1523/jneurosci.07-05-01550.1987
M3 - Article
C2 - 2437266
AN - SCOPUS:0023334208
SN - 0270-6474
VL - 7
SP - 1550
EP - 1557
JO - Journal of Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Neuroscience
IS - 5
ER -