Primary Identifier | MGI:1929473 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 57811 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity. Predicted to be involved in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; cellular response to light stimulus; and phototransduction. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in eye; pigmented retinal epithelium; and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa and retinitis pigmentosa 44. Orthologous to human RGR (retinal G protein coupled receptor). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation, following 8 hours of light, exhibit reductions in both total retinal (mostly 11-cis-retinal) and rhodopsin levels, and over-accumulate all-trans-retinal indicating an impaired visual cycle. [provided by MGI curators] |