[HTML][HTML] Evolution of phototransduction, vertebrate photoreceptors and retina
TD Lamb - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2013 - Elsevier
Evidence is reviewed from a wide range of studies relevant to the evolution of vertebrate
photoreceptors and phototransduction, in order to permit the synthesis of a scenario for the …
photoreceptors and phototransduction, in order to permit the synthesis of a scenario for the …
Evolution of the vertebrate eye: opsins, photoreceptors, retina and eye cup
TD Lamb, SP Collin, EN Pugh - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2007 - nature.com
Charles Darwin appreciated the conceptual difficulty in accepting that an organ as wonderful
as the vertebrate eye could have evolved through natural selection. He reasoned that if …
as the vertebrate eye could have evolved through natural selection. He reasoned that if …
Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes
Vertebrate vision is accomplished through light-sensitive photopigments consisting of an
opsin protein bound to a chromophore. In dim light, vertebrates generally rely on a single …
opsin protein bound to a chromophore. In dim light, vertebrates generally rely on a single …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of vertebrate visual pigments
JK Bowmaker - Vision research, 2008 - Elsevier
The visual pigments of vertebrates evolved about 500 million years ago, before the major
evolutionary step of the development of jaws. Four spectrally distinct classes of cone opsin …
evolutionary step of the development of jaws. Four spectrally distinct classes of cone opsin …
Mudskipper genomes provide insights into the terrestrial adaptation of amphibious fishes
Mudskippers are amphibious fishes that have developed morphological and physiological
adaptations to match their unique lifestyles. Here we perform whole-genome sequencing of …
adaptations to match their unique lifestyles. Here we perform whole-genome sequencing of …
An extended family of novel vertebrate photopigments is widely expressed and displays a diversity of function
Light affects animal physiology and behavior more than simply through classical visual,
image-forming pathways. Nonvisual photoreception regulates numerous biological systems …
image-forming pathways. Nonvisual photoreception regulates numerous biological systems …
Seeing the rainbow: mechanisms underlying spectral sensitivity in teleost fishes
Among vertebrates, teleost eye diversity exceeds that found in all other groups. Their
spectral sensitivities range from ultraviolet to red, and the number of visual pigments varies …
spectral sensitivities range from ultraviolet to red, and the number of visual pigments varies …
Molecular ecology and adaptation of visual photopigments in craniates
In craniates, opsin‐based photopigments expressed in the eye encode molecular 'light
sensors' that constitute the initial protein in photoreception and the activation of the …
sensors' that constitute the initial protein in photoreception and the activation of the …
The genetic and evolutionary drives behind primate color vision
Primate color vision is based on two to three cone types in the retina, each expressing a
different class of visual pigment, making them the only mammals that possess trichromacy …
different class of visual pigment, making them the only mammals that possess trichromacy …
The vertebrate ancestral repertoire of visual opsins, transducin alpha subunits and oxytocin/vasopressin receptors was established by duplication of their shared …
Background Vertebrate color vision is dependent on four major color opsin subtypes: RH2
(green opsin), SWS1 (ultraviolet opsin), SWS2 (blue opsin), and LWS (red opsin). Together …
(green opsin), SWS1 (ultraviolet opsin), SWS2 (blue opsin), and LWS (red opsin). Together …