Two UV-Sensitive Photoreceptor Proteins, Opn5m and Opn5m2 in Ray-Finned Fish with Distinct Molecular Properties and Broad Distribution in the Retina and Brain

Diversification of non-visual photopigment parapinopsin in spectral sensitivity for diverse pineal functions

(2015) Mitsumasa Koyanagi et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Thekiss/kissrSystems Are Dispensable for Zebrafish Reproduction: Evidence From Gene Knockout Studies

(2015) Haipei Tang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

An extended family of novel vertebrate photopigments is widely expressed and displays a diversity of function

(2015) Wayne I.L. Davies et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

The Distribution of Kisspeptin (Kiss)1- and Kiss2-Positive Neurones and Their Connections with Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone-3 Neurones in the Zebrafish Brain

(2015) Y. Song et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Neuropsin (OPN5)-mediated photoentrainment of local circadian oscillators in mammalian retina and cornea

(2015) Ethan D. Buhr et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diversity of Active States in TMT Opsins

(2015) Kazumi Sakai et al.   PLoS One

Intrinsic photosensitivity of a deep brain photoreceptor

(2014) Yusuke Nakane et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Neuropeptide B Is Female-Specifically Expressed in the Telencephalic and Preoptic Nuclei of the Medaka Brain

(2014) Towako Hiraki et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Evolution of Mammalian Opn5 as a Specialized UV-absorbing Pigment by a Single Amino Acid Mutation

(2014) Takahiro Yamashita et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Genomicus update 2015: KaryoView and MatrixView provide a genome-wide perspective to multispecies comparative genomics

(2014) Alexandra Louis et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Local photic entrainment of the retinal circadian oscillator in the absence of rods, cones, and melanopsin

(2014) E. D. Buhr et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diversity of animal opsin-based pigments and their optogenetic potential

(2013) Mitsumasa Koyanagi et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

(2013) K. Katoh et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

(2013) Koichiro Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The genome of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus, provides insights into evolutionary adaptation and several complex traits

(2013) Manfred Schartl et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

Co-Expression of VAL- and TMT-Opsins Uncovers Ancient Photosensory Interneurons and Motorneurons in the Vertebrate Brain

(2013) Ruth M. Fischer et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Photochemical Properties of Mammalian Melanopsin

(2012) Take Matsuyama et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Genomicus: five genome browsers for comparative genomics in eukaryota

(2012) Alexandra Louis et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A Non-Mammalian Type Opsin 5 Functions Dually in the Photoreceptive and Non-Photoreceptive Organs of Birds

(2012) Hideyo Ohuchi et al.   PLoS One

Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing of diversification

(2012) T. J. Near et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vertebrate Ancient-Long Opsin Has Molecular Properties Intermediate between Those of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Visual Pigments

(2011) Keita Sato et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Functional diversity of melanopsins and their global expression in the teleost retina

(2011) Wayne I. L. Davies et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Organization of Two Independent Kisspeptin Systems Derived from Evolutionary-Ancient Kiss Genes in the Brain of Zebrafish

(2011) Arianna Servili et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

UV-Sensitive Photoreceptor Protein OPN5 in Humans and Mice

(2011) Daisuke Kojima et al.   PLoS One

A mammalian neural tissue opsin (Opsin 5) is a deep brain photoreceptor in birds

(2010) Y. Nakane et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

Neuroendocrinology of reproduction in teleost fish

(2009) Yonathan Zohar et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Control of Cell Number in the Sexually Dimorphic Brain and Spinal Cord

(2009) N. G. Forger   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Intrinsic light response of retinal horizontal cells of teleosts

(2009) Ning Cheng et al.   NATURE

Evolution of opsins and phototransduction

(2009) Y. Shichida et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Expression patterns of theopsin 5-related genes in the developing chicken retina

(2008) Sayuri Tomonari et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Identification of KiSS-1 Product Kisspeptin and Steroid-Sensitive Sexually Dimorphic Kisspeptin Neurons in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)

(2008) Shinji Kanda et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cloning and Expression ofkiss2in the Zebrafish and Medaka

(2008) Takashi Kitahashi et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Differential expression of duplicated VAL-opsin genes in the developing zebrafish

(2007) Daisuke Kojima et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY