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.

Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily.

384 amino acids

MATNFTQELYEIGPMAYPLKMISKDVAEHMLGWNIPEEHQDLVHDHWRNFPAVSKYWHYVLALIYTMLMVTSLTGNGIVIWIFSTSKSLRSASNMFVINLAVFDLMMMLEMPLLIMNSFYQRLVGYQLGCDVYAVLGSLSGIGGAITNAVIAFDRYKTISSPLDGRINTVQAGLLIAFTWFWALPFTILPAFRIWGRFVPEGFLTTCSFDYFTEDQDTEVFVACIFVWSYCIPMALICYFYSQLFGAVRLHERMLQEQAKKMNVKSLASNKEDNSRSVEIRIAKVAFTIFFLFICAWTPYAFVTMTGAFGDRTLLTPIATMIPAVCCKVVSCIDPWVYAINHPRYRAELQKRLPWMGVREQDPDAVSTTTSVATAGFQPPAAEA

43.5 kDa

(Note: Representative image - actual molecular weight may vary depending on tag type and expression method)

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