| Title | A rhodopsin gene expressed in photoreceptor cell R7 of the Drosophila eye: homologies with other signal-transducing molecules |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1987 |
| Authors | Zuker CS, Montell C, Jones K, Laverty T, Rubin GM |
| Journal | J Neurosci |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pagination | 1550-7 |
| Date Published | 1987 May |
| ISSN | 0270-6474 |
| Keywords | Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Drosophila melanogaster, Genes, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Photoreceptor Cells, Phylogeny, Poly A, Retinal Pigments, Rhodopsin, RNA, RNA, Messenger, Transcription, Genetic |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Alternate Journal | J. Neurosci. |
| PubMed ID | 2437266 |