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Rod opsin sequence in the John Dory: further evidence for the spectral tuning of rhodopsin
Author(s) -
Archer S. N.,
Hirano J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb01563.x
Subject(s) - rhodopsin , opsin , scotopic vision , spectral sensitivity , visual pigments , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , zeus (particle detector) , pigment , art , anatomy , physics , optics , retinal , retina , biochemistry , visual arts , fishery , wavelength , inelastic scattering , deep inelastic scattering , scattering
The opsin from the John Dory Zeus faber rod visual pigment (maximum spectral sensitivity =492 nm) was cloned and sequenced. Comparison of the John Dory rod opsin sequence with those from other fish with blue‐shifted scotopic spectral sensitivity provides further evidence for the spectral tuning of this group of visual pigments.