title: Melanopsin: The Tale of the Tail.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Mure et al. (2016) demonstrate that two mechanisms-phosphorylation of a C-terminal intracellular region, and mechanism involving the whole of the C terminus-oppositely shape the kinetics and sensitivity of the nonvisual photoreceptor melanopsin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: russvg@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Russell N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Van Gelder
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
authors.forename: Ethan D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Buhr
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells; D017299:Rod Opsins; D000099210:Melanopsin
chemical_list: D017299:Rod Opsins; D000099210:Melanopsin
keywords: Melanopsin; intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell; phosphorylation; retina