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Molecular cloning and characterization of the putative ultraviolet-sensitive visual pigment of goldfish
O Hisatomi1, T Satoh, L K Barthel
1Department of Biology, Osaka University, Japan.
Vision Research
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
A cDNA full length encoding a putative ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive visual pigment of goldfish was isolated. The deduced amino acid sequence shows 64% identity to those of human blue and chicken violet, and less identity (40-49%) to those of other vertebrate visual pigment. The mRNA is localized in the miniature short single cone cells, which are known to have a sensitivity maximum in the near UV-region.