Open AccessCorrection: Evolution of Melanopsin Photoreceptors: Discovery and Characterization of a New Melanopsin in Nonmammalian Vertebrates
Author(s) -
James Bellingham,
Shyam S. Chaurasia,
Z. Melyan,
Cuimei Liu,
Morven A. Cameron,
Emma E. Tarttelin,
P. Michael Iuvone,
Mark W. Hankins,
Gianluca Tosini,
Robert J. Lucas
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040320
Subject(s) - melanopsin , biology , neuroscience , evolutionary biology , retina , photopigment
A new melanopsin gene, identified in fish, bird, and amphibian genomes, is the true ortholog of the melanopsin gene previously described in mammals.
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