Opn4 opsin 4 (melanopsin) [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 30044)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 30044)
Symbol: Opn4
Full name: opsin 4 (melanopsin)
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: 1110007J02Rik; Gm533
Summary: Enables G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity. Involved in several processes, including hyaloid vascular plexus regression; optokinetic behavior; and phototransduction. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including detection of temperature stimulus involved in thermoception; entrainment of circadian clock by photoperiod; and thermotaxis. Located in sperm head plasma membrane. Is expressed in eye and future brain. Orthologous to human OPN4 (opsin 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in heart adult (RPKM 1.8), thymus adult (RPKM 0.2) and 3 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 9525bp
Exon count: 10