LMPD Database

LMP009071

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameneither inactivation nor afterpotential E
Protein EntryOPS1_DROME
UniProt IDP06002
SpeciesDrosophila
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Biophysicochemical PropertiesAbsorption: Abs(max)=480 nm;
FunctionVisual pigments are the light-absorbing molecules that mediate vision. They consist of an apoprotein, opsin, covalently linked to cis-retinal.
MiscellaneousEach Drosophila eye is composed of 800 facets or ommatidia. Each ommatidium contains 8 photoreceptor cells (R1-R8), the R1 to R6 cells are outer cells, while R7 and R8 are inner cells.
PtmPhosphorylated on some or all of the serine and threonine residues present in the C-terminal region.
SimilarityBelongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00521}.
Subcellular LocationMembrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.