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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-0491(98)00032-7 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 1096-4959 BibTeX citation key: Hisatomi1998 View all bibliographic details |
Categories: Englisch = English Keywords: Amphibien = Amphibians, Farbsehen = Color Vision Creators: Hisatomi, Kayada, Kobayashi, Satoh, Taniguchi, Tokunaga Collection: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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A cDNA fragment encoding a putative visual pigment (FCV pigment) was isolated from the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Its deduced amino acid sequence shows high similarities to those of short wavelength-sensitive pigments such as human blue-, chicken violet- and goldfish ultraviolet-sensitive pigments. An antiserum against its C-terminal amino acid sequence recognized the outer segments of small cone photoreceptor cells without oil droplets. It is suggested that the FCV pigment is a short wavelength-sensitive pigment contained in small single cones which have not been characterized previously.
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