Encephalopsin

2359613603ENSG00000054277ENSMUSG00000026525Q9H1Y3Q9WUK7NM_014322NM_001030011NM_001030012NM_010098NP_055137NP_034228Opsin-3 also known as encephalopsin or panopsin is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the OPN3 gene. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms. Opsin-3 also known as encephalopsin or panopsin is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the OPN3 gene. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms. Opsins are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. In addition to the visual opsins, mammals possess several photoreceptive non-visual opsins that are expressed in tissues outside the eye. The opsin-3 gene is strongly expressed in brain and testis and weakly expressed in liver, placenta, heart, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney, and pancreas. The gene is expressed in the skin and may also be expressed in the retina. The protein has the canonical features of a photoreceptive opsin protein. This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.