Gene

opn4a

ID
ZDB-GENE-070111-2
Name
opsin 4a (melanopsin)
Symbol
opn4a Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • opn4
  • opn4m1 (1)
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 13 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Exhibits photoreceptor activity. Involved in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway. Predicted to localize to integral component of plasma membrane. Is expressed in heart; nervous system; and testis. Orthologous to human OPN4 (opsin 4).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
9 figures from 6 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
No data available
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
1 Figure from Horstick et al., 2017
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With opn4a Human Ortholog
No data available
Associated With opn4a Via Experimental Models
No data available
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Binding_site IPR027430 Visual pigments (opsins) retinal binding site
Domain IPR017452 GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM
Family IPR000276 G protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin-like
Family IPR001760 Opsin
Family IPR050125 G-protein coupled receptor opsins
Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Length GPCR, rhodopsin-like, 7TM G-protein coupled receptor opsins G protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin-like Opsin Visual pigments (opsins) retinal binding site
UniProtKB:Q2KNE5 593
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Type Name Annotation Method Has Havana Data Length (nt) Analysis
mRNA opn4a-201 (1) Ensembl 1,945 nt
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
Name Type Antigen Genes Isotype Host Organism Assay Source Citations
AB1-opn4a polyclonal Rabbit
1
Ab1-opn4 polyclonal Rabbit
  • IHC
1
Plasmids
No data available
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Citations