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Table 2 Opsin key residues

From: The round goby genome provides insights into mechanisms that may facilitate biological invasions

Species

Ecology

Gene

Key tuning amino acid site in round goby

Max. spectral sensitivity (wavelength)

Reference

180

197

277

285

308

  
  

Bovine rhodopsin equivalent site:

164

181

261

269

292

  

Boleophthalmus pectinirostris

Terrestrial mudskipper

LWS1

A

H

Y

T

A

553 nm

[28]

LWS2

A

H

F

A

A

531 nm

Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus

Terrestrial mudskipper

LWS1

S

H

Y

T

A

560 nm

LWS2

A

H

F

T

A

546 nm

Neogobius melanostomus

Freshwater temperate rivers and lakes

LWS1

S

H

Y

T

A

560 nm

This study

LWS2

S

H

F

T

A

550 nm*

This study

  1. *Predicted by the key tuning sites, and Y261F shift of 10 nm; Yokoyama, 2008
  2. Amino acid analysis of key tuning sites in Gobiidae red opsins proteins