Gene:
opsin 3 (encephalopsin, panopsin)
Gene ID:
191029
Symbol:
OPN3
Species:
1000
Description:
Opsins, including OPN3, are members of the superfamily of guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors, which function through the activation of a G protein and an effector enzyme. Opsin proteins consist of a single polypeptide chain of 340 to 500 amino acids that form 7 alpha-helical transmembrane regions connected by cytoplasmic and extracellular loops.[supplied by OMIM]