They are the most abundant proteins in the retina. These light-sensing photopigments are responsible for color vision (cone opsins) and vision in dim light (rhodopsin). While previous studies have ...

Researchers discover how opsin 3, a light-sensitive brain protein, regulates food consumption in mice Date: February 17, 2025 Source: Brown University Summary: Scientists discovered years ago that ...

MARY W. DONOHUE, KAREN L. CARLETON, THOMAS W. CRONIN, Opsin Expression in the Central Nervous System of the Mantis Shrimp Neogonodactylus oerstedii, Biological Bulletin, Vol. 233, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat less, raising new questions about the mechanisms involved in ...

Opsin 3 has been the focus of research in Oancea's lab for almost a decade, and the team has discovered that it is present in melanocytes, where it functions in pigmentation, and has developed a ...

“In this study, we describe 2 new pharmacochaperones, JC3 and JC4, which bind reversibly to ligand-free opsin and modulate opsin properties without regulation by light,” they noted.