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OPN3 opsin 3

Gene ID: 23596, updated on 4-Jan-2025
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: ECPN; PPP1R116

Summary

Opsins are members of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor superfamily. In addition to the visual opsins, mammals possess several photoreceptive non-visual opsins that are expressed in extraocular tissues. This gene, opsin 3, is strongly expressed in brain and testis and weakly expressed in liver, placenta, heart, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney, and pancreas. The gene may also be expressed in the retina. The protein has the canonical features of a photoreceptive opsin protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1q43
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (241593124..241640369, complement)
Total number of exons:
5

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