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Optogenetics Identification of a Neuronal Type with a Glass Optrode in Awake Mice
Published on: June 28, 2018
Neuropsin (Opn5): a novel opsin identified in mammalian neural tissue
Emma E Tarttelin1, James Bellingham, Mark W Hankins
1Department of Integrative and Molecular Neuroscience, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, St. Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK. e.tarttelin@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract:
We have cloned and characterised the expression of a new opsin gene, neuropsin (Opn5), in mice and humans. Neuropsin comprises seven exons on mouse chromosome 17. Its deduced protein sequence suggests a polypeptide of 377 amino acids in mice (354 in humans), with many structural features common to all opsins, including a lysine in the seventh transmembrane domain required to form a Schiff base link with retinaldehyde. Neuropsin shares 25-30% amino acid identity with all known opsins, making it the founding member of a new opsin family. It is expressed in the eye, brain, testis and spinal cord.
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