Table 1 Comparison of peak wavelength (nanometers) of maximum absorbance for cichlid cone opsin genes expressed in COS cells and reconstituted with 11-cis retinal and visual pigments measured in situ by microspectrophotometry
From: Visual sensitivities tuned by heterochronic shifts in opsin gene expression
Gene | SWS1 | SWS2b | SWS2a | RH2b | RH2aβ | RH2aα | LWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metriaclima zebra [1] | 368 | 423 | Â | 484 | 519 | 528 | Â |
Tilapia [19] | 360 | 425 | 456 | 472 | 518 | 528 | 560 |
Tilapia MSP (this work) | 359 ± 6 | 427 ± 8 | 456 ± 5 | 483 ± 9 | 529 ± 12 | 595 ± 22 | |