Molecular characterization of a blue visual pigment gene in the fish Astyanax fasciatus

FEBS Letters

Yokoyama, Ruth¹  Yokoyama, Shozo¹ 

[1] Department of Biology, Syracuse University, 130 College Place, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA

关键词: Blue visual pigment gene;    Opsin;    Molecular evolution;    Astyanax fasciatus;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(93)81673-N

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

We report here the isolation and sequence determination of a gene closely linked to the Astyanax red visual pigment gene. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays show that this new gene (B23_Aƒ ) and the previously characterized red and green visual pigment genes of Astyanax are all expressed in the eye. Phylogenetic analysis shows that B23_Aƒ belongs to the group consisting of short wavelength-sensitive pigment genes from different species and is most closely related to the goldfish blue visual pigment gene.

【 授权许可】

Unknown