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Shedding new light on opsin evolution by Porter, Megan L, Blasic, Joseph R, Bok, Michael J, Cameron, Evan G, Pringle, Thomas, Cronin, Thomas W, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Opsin proteins are essential molecules in mediating the ability of animals to detect and use light for diverse biological functions. Therefore, understanding…”
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A visual circuit uses complementary mechanisms to support transient and sustained pupil constriction by Keenan, William Thomas, Rupp, Alan C, Ross, Rachel A, Somasundaram, Preethi, Hiriyanna, Suja, Wu, Zhijian, Badea, Tudor C, Robinson, Phyllis R, Lowell, Bradford B, Hattar, Samer S

“…Rapid and stable control of pupil size in response to light is critical for vision, but the neural coding mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the…”
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Spectral tuning and deactivation kinetics of marine mammal melanopsins by Fasick, Jeffry I, Algrain, Haya, Samuels, Courtland, Mahadevan, Padmanabhan, Schweikert, Lorian E, Naffaa, Zaid J, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…In mammals, the photopigment melanopsin (Opn4) is found in a subset of retinal ganglion cells that serve light detection for circadian photoentrainment and…”
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Melanopsin Carboxy-terminus phosphorylation plasticity and bulk negative charge, not strict site specificity, achieves phototransduction deactivation by Valdez-Lopez, Juan C, Gulati, Sahil, Ortiz, Elelbin A, Palczewski, Krzysztof, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Melanopsin is a visual pigment expressed in a small subset of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina known as intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion…”
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Unexpected diversity and photoperiod dependence of the zebrafish melanopsin system by Matos-Cruz, Vanessa, Blasic, Joseph, Nickle, Benjamin, Robinson, Phyllis R, Hattar, Samer, Halpern, Marnie E

“…Animals have evolved specialized photoreceptors in the retina and in extraocular tissues that allow them to measure light changes in their environment. In…”
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β-Arrestin-dependent deactivation of mouse melanopsin by Cameron, Evan G, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…In mammals, the expression of the unusual visual pigment, melanopsin, is restricted to a small subset of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells…”
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The C-Terminus and Third Cytoplasmic Loop Cooperatively Activate Mouse Melanopsin Phototransduction by Valdez-Lopez, Juan C., Petr, Stephen T., Donohue, Matthew P., Bailey, Robin J., Gebreeziabher, Meheret, Cameron, Evan G., Wolf, Julia B., Szalai, Veronika A., Robinson, Phyllis R.

“…Melanopsin, an atypical vertebrate visual pigment, mediates non-image-forming light responses including circadian photoentrainment and pupillary light reflexes…”
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Spectral tuning and evolution of primate short-wavelength-sensitive visual pigments by Carvalho, Livia S, Davies, Wayne L, Robinson, Phyllis R, Hunt, David M

“…The peak sensitivities (λmax) of the short-wavelength-sensitive-1 (SWS1) pigments in mammals range from the ultraviolet (UV) (360–400 nm) to the violet…”
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C-terminal phosphorylation regulates the kinetics of a subset of melanopsin-mediated behaviors in mice by Somasundaram, Preethi, Wyrick, Glenn R., Fernandez, Diego Carlos, Ghahari, Alireza, Pinhal, Cindy M., Richardson, Melissa Simmonds, Rupp, Alan C., Cui, Lihong, Wu, Zhijian, Brown, R. Lane, Badea, Tudor Constantin, Hattar, Samer, Robinson, Phyllis R.

“…Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) express the photopigment melanopsin and mediate several non–image-forming visual functions,…”
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Evolution of the cichlid visual palette through ontogenetic subfunctionalization of the opsin gene arrays by Spady, Tyrone C, Parry, Juliet W L, Robinson, Phyllis R, Hunt, David M, Bowmaker, James K, Carleton, Karen L

“…The evolution of cone opsin genes is characterized by a dynamic process of gene birth and death through gene duplication and loss. However, the forces…”
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Phosphorylation of mouse melanopsin by protein kinase A by Blasic, Jr, Joseph R, Brown, R Lane, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…The visual pigment melanopsin is expressed in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in the mammalian retina, where it is involved in…”
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Identification of Critical Phosphorylation Sites on the Carboxy Tail of Melanopsin by Blasic, Joseph R, Matos-Cruz, Vanessa, Ujla, Devyani, Cameron, Evan G, Hattar, Samer, Halpern, Marnie E, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Light-activated opsins undergo carboxy-terminal phosphorylation, which contributes to the deactivation of their photoresponse. The photopigment melanopsin…”
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Photochemistry of retinal chromophore in mouse melanopsin by Walker, Marquis T, Brown, R. Lane, Cronin, Thomas W, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…In mammals, melanopsin is exclusively expressed in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which play an important role in circadian…”
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Melanopsin Forms a Functional Short-Wavelength Photopigment by Newman, Lucy A, Walker, Marquis T, Brown, R. Lane, Cronin, Thomas W, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Recently, melanopsin has emerged as the leading candidate for the elusive photopigment of the mammalian circadian system. This novel opsin-like protein is…”
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Molecular diversity of visual pigments in Stomatopoda (Crustacea) by Porter, Megan L, Bok, Michael J, Robinson, Phyllis R, Cronin, Thomas W

“…Stomatopod crustaceans possess apposition compound eyes that contain more photoreceptor types than any other animal described. While the anatomy and physiology…”
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Melanopsin phototransduction: beyond canonical cascades by Contreras, Ely, Nobleman, Alexis P, Robinson, Phyllis R, Schmidt, Tiffany M

“…Melanopsin is a visual pigment that is expressed in a small subset of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). It is involved in…”
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The visual pigments of the West Indian manatee ( Trichechus manatus) by Newman, Lucy A., Robinson, Phyllis R.

“…Manatees are unique among the fully aquatic marine mammals in that they are herbivorous creatures, with hunting strategies restricted to grazing on…”
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Cone visual pigments of aquatic mammals by Newman, Lucy A, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…It has long been hypothesized that the visual systems of animals are evolutionarily adapted to their visual environment. The entrance many millions of years…”
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The molecular mechanism for the spectral shifts between vertebrate ultraviolet- and violet-sensitive cone visual pigments by Cowing, Jill A, Poopalasundaram, Subathra, Wilkie, Susan E, Robinson, Phyllis R, Bowmaker, James K, Hunt, David M

“…The short-wave-sensitive (SWS) visual pigments of vertebrate cone photoreceptors are divided into two classes on the basis of molecular identity, SWS1 and…”
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Protein Phosphatase 2A and Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis Facilitate Robust Melanopsin Light Responses and Resensitization by Valdez-Lopez, Juan C, Gebreegziabher, Meheret, Bailey, Robin J, Flores, Jair, Awotunde, Olanike, Burnett, Thomas, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) that express the visual pigment melanopsin regulate non-image-forming visual tasks, such as…”
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