TMT-Opsins differentially modulate medaka brain function in a context-dependent manner.

ABSTRACT: Vertebrate behavior is strongly influenced by light. Light receptors, encoded by functional opsin proteins, are present inside the vertebrate brain and peripheral tissues. This expression feature is present from fishes to human and appears to be particularly prominent in diurnal vertebrates. Despite their conserved widespread occurrence, the nonvisual functions of opsins are still largely enigmatic. This is even more apparent when considering the high number of opsins. Teleosts possess around 40 opsin genes, present from young developmental stages to adulthood. Many of these opsins have been shown to function as light receptors. This raises the question of whether this large number might mainly reflect functional redundancy or rather maximally enables teleosts to optimally use the complex

SUBMITTER: Fontinha BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature