Primary Identifier | MGI:1097709 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 20132 |
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. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in eye. Orthologous to human RRH (retinal pigment epithelium-derived rhodopsin homolog). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit normal retina morphology but show increased levels of all-trans-retinol in the retina after a photobleach and lower all-trans-retinyl esters in the retinal pigmented epithelium of dark-adapted mice. [provided by MGI curators] |