Molecular characteristics of mammalian melanopsins for non-visual photoreception

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

A mammalian photoreceptive protein melanopsin spontaneously releases the chromophore retinal, say researchers. The property would be important to regulate non-visual photoreception in mammals.

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