抄録
We detected rhodopsin gene expression in the pigeon lateral septom, a photosensitive deep brain region that is responsible for the photoperiodic gonadal response. The nucleotide sequence of the deep brain rhodopsin cDNA clone exactly matched that of the retinal one, indicating that a single rhodopsin gene is transcribed in the two tissues. Immunohistochemical analysis localized rhodopsin in the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons, which have been assumed to be photoreceptive cells in the deep brain. Pigeon rhodopsin seems to play dual important roles in the visual and non-visual systems, the latter of which contributes to the photoperiodic response.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 53-56 |
ページ数 | 4 |
ジャーナル | FEBS Letters |
巻 | 424 |
号 | 1-2 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 1998 3月 6 |
外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 生物理学
- 構造生物学
- 生化学
- 分子生物学
- 遺伝学
- 細胞生物学