Homo sapiens Gene: OPN4
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-80977.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol OPN4
Gene Name opsin 4
Synonyms
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000122375
Encoded Proteins
opsin 4
opsin 4
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary Opsins are members of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor superfamily. This gene encodes a photoreceptive opsin protein that is expressed within the ganglion and amacrine cell layers of the retina. In mouse, retinal ganglion cell axons expressing this gene projected to the suprachiasmatic nucleus and other brain nuclei involved in circadian photoentrainment. In mouse, this protein is coupled to a transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channel through a G protein signaling pathway and produces a physiologic light response via membrane depolarization and increased intracellular calcium. The protein functions as a sensory photopigment and may also have photoisomerase activity. Experiments with knockout mice indicate that this gene attenuates, but does not abolish, photoentrainment. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 10:86654557-86666848
Strand Forward strand
Band q23.2
Transcripts
ENST00000372071 ENSP00000361141
ENST00000241891 ENSP00000241891
ENST00000443292 ENSP00000393132
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 1 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Experimentally validated
Total 1 [view]
Protein-Protein 0
Protein-DNA 1 [view]
Protein-RNA 0
DNA-DNA 0
RNA-RNA 0
DNA-RNA 0
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0004930 G-protein coupled receptor activity
GO:0005502 11-cis retinal binding
GO:0008020 G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity
GO:0009881 photoreceptor activity
Biological Process
GO:0007186 G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathway
GO:0007601 visual perception
GO:0007602 phototransduction
GO:0016056 rhodopsin mediated signaling pathway
GO:0018298 protein-chromophore linkage
GO:0042752 regulation of circadian rhythm
GO:0048511 rhythmic process
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Bos taurus
Gene ID
Gene Order
Not yet available
Pathways
NETPATH
REACTOME
G alpha (q) signalling events pathway
Gastrin-CREB signalling pathway via PKC and MAPK pathway
Opsins pathway
Class A/1 (Rhodopsin-like receptors) pathway
Signaling by GPCR pathway
Signal Transduction pathway
GPCR downstream signaling pathway
GPCR ligand binding pathway
KEGG
INOH
PID NCI
Cross-References
SwissProt Q9UHM6
TrEMBL C9JWU6
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 94233
UniGene Hs.283922
RefSeq NM_001030015 NM_033282
HUGO HGNC:14449
OMIM 606665
CCDS CCDS31237 CCDS7376
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AB065730 AC067750 AF147788 BC113558 BC143688 DQ314804
GenPept AAF24978 AAI13559 AAI43689 ABC40723 BAC05951
RNA Seq Atlas 94233