Browsing School of Biological and Chemical Sciences by Author "Xia, Y"
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Convergent phenotypic evolution of rhodopsin for dim-light sensing across deep-diving vertebrates.
Xia, Y; Cui, Y; Wang, A; Liu, F; Chi, H; Potter, JHT; Williamson, J; Chen, X; Rossiter, SJ; Liu, Y (Oxford University Press, 2021-08-31)Rhodopsin comprises an opsin attached to a retinal chromophore, and is the only visual pigment conferring dim-light vision in vertebrates. On activation by photons, the retinal group becomes detached from the opsin, which ... -
Scotopic rod vision in tetrapods arose from multiple early adaptive shifts in the rate of retinal release
Liu, Y; Cui, Y; Chi, H; Xia, Y; Liu, H; Rossiter, SJ; Zhang, S (2019-06-25)