Loss of Gq/11 Genes Does Not Abolish Melanopsin Phototransduction

Human melanopsin forms a pigment maximally sensitive to blue light ( max   479 nm) supporting activation of Gq/11 and Gi/o signalling cascades

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Transcriptional code and disease map for adult retinal cell types

(2012) Sandra Siegert et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Intrinsic phototransduction persists in melanopsin-expressing ganglion cells lacking diacylglycerol-sensitive TRPC subunits

(2011) Claudio E. Perez-Leighton et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Melanopsin signalling in mammalian iris and retina

(2011) T. Xue et al.   NATURE

Activation of TRP Channels by Protons and Phosphoinositide Depletion in Drosophila Photoreceptors

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Melanopsin-Expressing Retinal Ganglion-Cell Photoreceptors: Cellular Diversity and Role in Pattern Vision

(2010) Jennifer L. Ecker et al.   NEURON

Photon capture and signalling by melanopsin retinal ganglion cells

(2009) Michael Tri H. Do et al.   NATURE

Epibatidine Application In Vitro Blocks Retinal Waves Without Silencing All Retinal Ganglion Cell Action Potentials in Developing Retina of the Mouse and Ferret

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Light Responses in Melanopsin-Expressing Ganglion Cells During Mouse Development

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Melanopsin Ganglion Cells Use a Membrane-Associated Rhabdomeric Phototransduction Cascade

(2008) Dustin M. Graham et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

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