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Chloride-dependent spectral tuning mechanism of L-group cone visual pigments.
Biochemistry - 19 Feb 2013
Yamashita Takahiro, Nakamura Shuhei, Tsutsui Kei, Morizumi Takefumi, Shichida Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
Most vertebrates have one type of rhodopsin and multiple types of cone visual pigments with different absorption maxima in their retinas. The spectral sensitivities of multiple cone visual pigments contribute to color discrimination in these animals. Vertebrate cone visual pigments are classified into four groups based on their amino acid sequences. Among these groups, many pigments in the longer...
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