OPN1MW2

opsin 1, medium wave sensitive 2

Ensembl:
ENSG00000166160
UniProt:
P0DN77

Cilia effects upon perturbation of OPN1MW2

Ciliogenesis screen results (2 screens)

  • Kim2016: Not Reported
  • Roosing et al. 2015 (siRNA) [siRNA]: No effect PMID:26595381

Subcellular localization

cilia

Functional category

  • Ciliary assembly/disassembly
  • Signaling (Hedgehog, GPCRs, ion channels)

Function

Encodes photoreceptor opsins and is associated with blue cone monochromacy (30614359). Requires IFT20 for localisation (21307337).

Model organism evidence

Mus musculus (1 reference)

Structural analysis revealed that aged cones in both models displayed degenerative changes, including mislocalized mitochondria and compromised connecting cilia.

PMIDs: 40297680