OPN3

OPN3
Identifiers
Aliases	OPN3, ECPN, PPP1R116, opsin 3
External IDs	OMIM: 606695; MGI: 1338022; HomoloGene: 40707; GeneCards: OPN3; OMA:OPN3 - orthologs
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	175,520,342 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	middle temporal gyrus; ; placenta; ; tibia; ; Brodmann area 46; ; palpebral conjunctiva; ; visceral pleura; ; prefrontal cortex; ; amniotic fluid; ; Brodmann area 23; ; monocyte;
	Top expressed in
	white adipose tissue; ; vestibular membrane of cochlear duct; ; motor neuron; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; lateral geniculate nucleus; ; medial geniculate nucleus; ; secondary oocyte; ; primary oocyte; ; seminiferous tubule; ; spinal ganglia;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	G protein-coupled receptor activity; photoreceptor activity; signal transducer activity; G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; membrane; photoreceptor outer segment;
Biological process	G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; regulation of circadian rhythm; signal transduction; response to stimulus; detection of light stimulus; detection of visible light; phototransduction; cellular response to light stimulus;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	23596
	13603
	n/a
	ENSMUSG00000026525
	Q9H1Y3
	Q9WUK7
	NM_014322; NM_001030011; NM_001030012; NM_001381855; NM_001381856
	NM_010098
	NP_055137; NP_001368784; NP_001368785
	NP_034228
	Wikidata
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Opsin-3 also known as encephalopsin or panopsin is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the OPN3 gene. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms.