Function
Visual pigments are the light-absorbing molecules that mediate vision. They consist of an apoprotein, opsin, covalently linked to cis-retinal. May play a role in photoperiodic photoreception.
Similarity
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily.
Sequence
MSISMDAGPGFAALQSWSSQVAAFGNSNQTVVDRVSPEMLHLIDAYWYQFPPMNPLWHALLGFTIGVLGFISMMGNGMVIYIFMTTKNLKTPSNLLVVNLAFSDFLMMCAMSPAMVINCYNETWVFGPFACELYGCAGSLFGCASIWTMTMIAFDRYNVIVKGIAAKPMTNNGALLRILGIWAFSLAWTVAPFFGWNRYVPEGNMTACGTDYLTKDWFSRSYIVVYSVFVYFAPLLLIVYSYYYIVQAVSAHEKAMREQAKKMNVASLRSSEAANTSTECKLAKVALMTISLWFMAWTPYLVINYTGILESAPISPLATIWGSLFAKANAVYNPIVYGISHPKYQAALYKRFPVLQCHSTTTDEASSVASGTTVMEEKPTA