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OPN5 opsin 5

Gene ID: 221391, updated on 17-Aug-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: PGR12; GPR136; GRP136; TMEM13

Summary

Opsins are members of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor superfamily. This opsin gene is expressed in the eye, brain, testes, and spinal cord. This gene belongs to the seven-exon subfamily of mammalian opsin genes that includes peropsin (RRH) and retinal G protein coupled receptor (RGR). Like these other seven-exon opsin genes, this family member may encode a protein with photoisomerase activity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
6p12.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 6; NC_000006.12 (47782032..47826381)
Total number of exons:
12

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