This was amply demonstrated by the finding that nascent transcripts for the highly transcribed rod opsin gene are located exclusively at the nuclear periphery. Perhaps more interesting is that in ...

It’s an ideal candidate for gene therapy, but a lack of appropriate disease models presented a problem. “Non-human primates share almost identical L- and M- opsin gene sequences,” explains ...

More than 711 million years ago, a common ancestor to humans as well as placozoans, which are tiny amoeboid-like creatures that inhabit the ocean floor, duplicated a gene and one of the copies ...

We use genetic, anatomical, physiological, and ocular media transmission data to do this. Our team published the first visual pigment (opsin) gene sequences for snakes in 2009, and has been carrying ...

“One of the most important known PCDs is retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which is a blinding disease associated with mutations in the rod opsin (RHO) gene among other retina-specific genes.

Its method involves a gene-therapy vector that transfers an opsin called Chronos via injection into the eyes of their ...

This opsin expansion showcases how new sensory innovations ... "Behavioral studies will definitively show if this gene expansion has caused enhanced color sensitivity, and this will bring us ...