Functional Properties of Opsins and their Contribution to Light-Sensing Physiology

Homologs of vertebrate Opn3 potentially serve as a light sensor in nonphotoreceptive tissue

(2013) M. Koyanagi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Depth Perception from Image Defocus in a Jumping Spider

(2012) T. Nagata et al.   SCIENCE

Hyperacute motion detection by the lateral eyes of jumping spiders

(2012) Daniel B. Zurek et al.   VISION RESEARCH

UV-Sensitive Photoreceptor Protein OPN5 in Humans and Mice

(2011) Daisuke Kojima et al.   PLoS One

Opn5 is a UV-sensitive bistable pigment that couples with Gi subtype of G protein

(2010) T. Yamashita et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification and characterization of a protostome homologue of peropsin from a jumping spider

(2009) Takashi Nagata et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Jellyfish vision starts with cAMP signaling mediated by opsin-Gs cascade

(2008) M. Koyanagi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Motion vision is independent of color in Drosophila

(2008) S. Yamaguchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA