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Opsin 1, short wave sensitive

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein Protein Q21123633

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
protein
Part of
Opsin, blue sensitive, GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM, protein family, Visual pigments (opsins) retinal binding site, protein family[2][3][4]
Biological process
response to stimulus, signal transduction, visual perception, retinoid metabolic process, phototransduction, detection of visible light, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway, phototransduction, cellular response to light stimulus, G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway[18][19][20][21][22]
Cell component
integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, membrane, photoreceptor outer segment, photoreceptor disc membrane, integral component of plasma membrane[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Encoded by
OPN1SW
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens
Has part(s)
Visual pigments (opsins) retinal binding site, GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM[5][6]
Molecular function
G protein-coupled receptor activity, photoreceptor activity, signal transducer activity, G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity, signaling receptor activity[7][8][9][10][11]
🏷️ Also known as
en blue cone photoreceptor pigment en blue-sensitive opsin en BOP en OPN1SW en opsin 1 (cone pigments), short-wave-sensitive en Opsin 1, short wave sensitive en short-wave-sensitive opsin 1
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Ensembl protein ID
ENSP00000249389
Exact match
identifiers.org, purl.uniprot.org, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PDB structure ID
1KPN
RefSeq protein ID
NP_001699
UniProt protein ID
P03999

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Summary

Opsin 1, short wave sensitive is a protein[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Molecular genetics of human color vision: the genes encoding blue, green, and red pigments. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Sequences and evolution of human and squirrel monkey blue opsin genes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Sequences and evolution of human and squirrel monkey blue opsin genes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Molecular genetics of human color vision: the genes encoding blue, green, and red pigments. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Sequences and evolution of human and squirrel monkey blue opsin genes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Sequences and evolution of human and squirrel monkey blue opsin genes. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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