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Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes.

Zuzana MusilovaFabio CortesiMichael MatschinerWayne I L DaviesJagdish Suresh PatelSara M StiebFanny de BusserollesMartin MalmstrømOle Kristian TørresenCeleste J BrownJessica K MountfordReinhold HanelDeborah L StenkampKjetill Sigurd JakobsenKaren L CarletonSissel JentoftN Justin MarshallWalter Salzburger
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.) (2019)
Vertebrate vision is accomplished through light-sensitive photopigments consisting of an opsin protein bound to a chromophore. In dim light, vertebrates generally rely on a single rod opsin [rhodopsin 1 (RH1)] for obtaining visual information. By inspecting 101 fish genomes, we found that three deep-sea teleost lineages have independently expanded their RH1 gene repertoires. Among these, the silver spinyfin (Diretmus argenteus) stands out as having the highest number of visual opsins in vertebrates (two cone opsins and 38 rod opsins). Spinyfins express up to 14 RH1s (including the most blueshifted rod photopigments known), which cover the range of the residual daylight as well as the bioluminescence spectrum present in the deep sea. Our findings present molecular and functional evidence for the recurrent evolution of multiple rod opsin-based vision in vertebrates.
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