Entrez gene ID | | 728458 |
Official gene symbol | | OPN1MW2 |
Full name | | opsin 1 (cone pigments), medium-wave-sensitive 2 |
Aliases | | ,OPN1MW, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes for a light absorbing visual pigment of the opsin gene family. The encoded protein is called green cone photopigment or medium-wavelength sensitive opsin. Opsins are G-protein coupled receptors with seven transmembrane domains, an N-terminal extracellular domain, and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. The long-wavelength opsin gene and multiple copies of the medium-wavelength opsin gene are tandemly arrayed on the X chromosome and frequent unequal recombination and gene conversion may occur between these sequences. X chromosomes may have fusions of the medium- and long-wavelength opsin genes or may have more than one copy of these genes. Defects in this gene are the cause of deutanopic colorblindness. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xq28 |
Gene position | | 153485203 - 153498755 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 13553 bp |
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