OPN1SW explained

Blue-sensitive opsin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OPN1SW gene.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Opsin

Further reading

• Applebury ML, Hargrave PA . Molecular biology of the visual pigments . Vision Res. . 26 . 12 . 1881–95 . 1987 . 3303660 . 10.1016/0042-6989(86)90115-X . 34038855 .
• Swanson WH, Cohen JM . Color vision . Ophthalmology Clinics of North America . 16 . 2 . 179–203 . 2003 . 12809157 . 10.1016/S0896-1549(03)00004-X .
• Weitz CJ, Went LN, Nathans J . Human tritanopia associated with a third amino acid substitution in the blue-sensitive visual pigment . Am. J. Hum. Genet. . 51 . 2 . 444–6 . 1992 . 1386496 . 1682686 .
• Weitz CJ . Human tritanopia associated with two amino acid substitutions in the blue-sensitive opsin . Am. J. Hum. Genet. . 50 . 3 . 498–507 . 1992 . 1531728 . 1684278 . vanc. Miyake Y . Shinzato K . 3 . Montag . E . Zrenner . E . Went . LN . Nathans . J .
• Oprian DD, Asenjo AB, Lee N, Pelletier SL . Design, chemical synthesis, and expression of genes for the three human color vision pigments . Biochemistry . 30 . 48 . 11367–72 . 1992 . 1742276 . 10.1021/bi00112a002 .
• Sarkar G, Sommer SS . Access to a messenger RNA sequence or its protein product is not limited by tissue or species specificity . Science . 244 . 4902 . 331–4 . 1989 . 2565599 . 10.1126/science.2565599 . 1989Sci...244..331S .
• Nathans J . Molecular genetics of inherited variation in human color vision . Science . 232 . 4747 . 203–10 . 1986 . 3485310 . 10.1126/science.3485310 . vanc. Piantanida TP . Eddy RL . 3 . Shows . T. . Hogness . D. . 1986Sci...232..203N .
• Shimmin LC, Mai P, Li WH . Sequences and evolution of human and squirrel monkey blue opsin genes . J. Mol. Evol. . 44 . 4 . 378–82 . 1997 . 9089077 . 10.1007/PL00006157 . 1997JMolE..44..378S . 6425474 .
• Scherer SW . Human Chromosome 7: DNA Sequence and Biology . Science . 300 . 5620 . 767–72 . 2003 . 12690205 . 10.1126/science.1083423 . 2882961 . vanc. Cheung J . MacDonald JR . 3 . Osborne . LR . Nakabayashi . K . Herbrick . JA . Carson . AR . Parker-Katiraee . L . Skaug . J . 2003Sci...300..767S .
• Gunther KL, Neitz J, Neitz M . A novel mutation in the short-wavelength-sensitive cone pigment gene associated with a tritan color vision defect . Vis. Neurosci. . 23 . 3–4 . 403–9 . 2006 . 16961973 . 10.1017/S0952523806233169 . 3748083 .

Notes and References

1. Nathans J, Thomas D, Hogness DS . Molecular genetics of human color vision: the genes encoding blue, green, and red pigments . Science . 232 . 4747 . 193–202 . Apr 1986 . 2937147 . 10.1126/science.2937147 . 1986Sci...232..193N . 10.1.1.461.5915 .
2. Fitzgibbon J, Appukuttan B, Gayther S, Wells D, Delhanty J, Hunt DM . Localisation of the human blue cone pigment gene to chromosome band 7q31.3-32 . Hum Genet . 93 . 1 . 79–80 . Feb 1994 . 8270261 . 10.1007/bf00218919. 43548690 .
3. Web site: Entrez Gene: OPN1SW opsin 1 (cone pigments), short-wave-sensitive (color blindness, tritan).