title: The deduced amino-acid sequence of opsin from rabbit rod photoreceptors.
abstract: The amino acid (aa) sequence of rabbit opsin from rod photoreceptor cells was determined by direct aa sequencing and conceptual translation from the cDNA. The cDNA (1198 bp) containing the complete coding region encodes a 348-aa opsin protein. Of the 16 rod cell opsins that are known, rabbit opsin is most similar to human opsin (96.3% identity at the aa level).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0284, USA.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martinko
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hargrave
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McDowell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011817:Rabbits; D017948:Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells / Q000737:chemistry*; D017299:Rod Opsins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D017299:Rod Opsins