RHO, rhodopsin

RHO, rhodopsin

• The protein encoded by this gene is found in rod cells in the back of the eye and is essential for vision in low-light conditions. The encoded protein binds to 11-cis retinal and is activated when light hits the retinal molecule. Defects in this gene are a cause of congenital stationary night blindness. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

• Gene Synonyms (rhodopsin, opsin 2, rod pigment, opsin-2, CSNBAD1, OPN2, RP4,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 6010
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>P08100
• View the NCBI Database for this Gene »

Gene products are often involved in multiple pathways and networks within a living cell. Learn more about other interacting partners.

rhodopsin interacts with:

• derlin 1
  ER degradation enhancing alpha-mannosidase like protein 1
  G protein-coupled receptor kinase 1
  rhodopsin
  S-antigen visual arrestin

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