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Symbol:OPN1LW
Name(s):opsin 1 (cone pigments), long-wave-sensitive (color blindness, protan)
Type:protein-coding
Organism:Homo sapiens
Synonyms:CBBM, CBP, RCP
Links: Pubmed, Entrez Gene, GeneCards, BioGPS, Map Viewer.

Gene Information from Publications

Publication Link Summary of findings
12051694 In a Japanese male with congenital protan red/green color blindness the mutation Gly338Glu (GGG-->GAG) occurred in the single red gene resulting in no absorbance and loss of function
16020309 Abnormal distribution of cone red opsin is associated with autosomal dominant cone dystrophy

Interacting gene products

Interaction Type Gene 1 Gene 2 Interaction description Complex Publication Link
HPRDRan binding protein 2opsin 1, long-wave-sensitive--Pubmed
HPRDRAN binding protein 2Red sensitive opsin--Pubmed
HPRDopsin 1, long-wave-sensitivetoll-like receptor adaptor molecule 2--Pubmed

Recent Publications on OPN1LW:

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Different selective pressures shape the molecular evolution of color vision in chimpanzee and human populations.
A population genetic analysis of the long-wavelength opsin (OPN1LW, "red")...
17th December, 2008
Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics, The Biodesign Institute and Mol Biol Evol. 2008 Dec;25(12):2735-43. Epub 2008 Oct 1.
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Identification of novel retinal target genes of thyroid hormone in the human WERI cells by expression microarray analysis.
Using the human WERI-Rb1 cell line as a model system, we performed a...
25th October, 2007
Division of Medical Genetics, Departments of Medicine and Genome Sciences, Vision Res. 2007 Aug;47(17):2314-26. Epub 2007 Jul 25.
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Signatures of selection and gene conversion associated with human color vision variation.
Trichromatic color vision in humans results from the combination of red,...
21st September, 2004
Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA. Am J Hum Genet. 2004 Sep;75(3):363-75. Epub 2004 Jul 13.
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Patents:

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US Patent No.Title
7547687 Therapeutic treatment methods
7482334 Therapeutic treatment methods
7291461 Methods for identifying small molecules that modulate premature translation termination and nonsense mRNA decay

OPN1LW results (if any) from reagent suppliers

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OPN1LW/MW/MW2 siRNA (h) sc-44074
Click here for details. suitable control antibody: OPN1MW/LW (K-19): sc-22117; sqRT-PCR Primer also available: OPN1LW/MW/MW2 (h)-PR: sc-44074-PR, 20 µl ...
http://www.scbt.com/datasheet-44074-%EF%BB%BFOPN1LW_MW_MW2-s...

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Opsin Antibody / Opsin Antibodies
OPN1LW/MW/MW2 shRNA (h) Lentiviral Particles: sc-44074-V. OPN1MW siRNA (m): sc- 44885 ... OPN1LW shRNA Plasmid (m): sc-40149-SH. OPN1LW shRNA (m) ...
http://www.scbt.com/table-opsin.html...

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