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Opn1sw Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Opn1sw
  • Name
    opsin 1 (cone pigments), short-wave-sensitive (color blindness, tritan)
  • Synonyms
    Bcp, Blue Cone Opsin, Blue Opsin, Blue/UV Opsin, Short Wavelength Sensitive opsin, S Opsin, SWS opsin, UV cone pigment
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99438
    NCBI Gene: 12057
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:29376670-29380512 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 12.36 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    138 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_99438
 protein coding gene Chr6:29376670-29388467 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200033034
 protein coding gene Chr6:26432503-26444295 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007994
 protein coding gene Chr6:26394988-26406783 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220003255
 protein coding gene Chr6:25988038-25999833 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180018618
 protein coding gene Chr6:26526654-26538450 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175016578
 protein coding gene Chr6:26389931-26401724 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215011414
 protein coding gene Chr6:26416824-26428625 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028169
 protein coding gene Chr6:24224875-24236559 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005025109
 protein coding gene Chr6:25965511-25977236 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210003616
 protein coding gene Chr6:26411224-26423018 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185021080
 protein coding gene Chr6:26505728-26517525 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017552
 protein coding gene Chr6:26480142-26491936 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000022221
 protein coding gene Chr6:26185728-26197578 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230027752
 protein coding gene Chr6:27449161-27460953 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190022555
 protein coding gene Chr6:26274818-26286607 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225013795
 protein coding gene Chr6:29410137-29421929 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010023457
 protein coding gene Chr6:25971302-25983154 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019624
 protein coding gene Chr6:26400935-26412363 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005030820
 protein coding gene Chr6:26576836-26588614 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    OPN1SW, opsin 1, short wave sensitive
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    OPN1SW, opsin 1, short wave sensitive
  • Synonyms
    BCP, BOP, CBT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 611
    UniProt: P03999

  • Chr Location
    7q32.1; chr7:128772485-128775794 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human OPN1SW associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    11 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-in allele exhibit abnormal cone physiology.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    38
  • GO References
    20
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    957
  • Tissues
    71
  • cDNA Data
    25
  • Literature Summary
    88
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 12057 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3843 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_007538 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2420 C57BL/6  
polypeptide P51491 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 346 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 47
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 26
    Primer pair 18
    Other 1
    Antibodies 14

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-16202, MGI:2141695
References
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  • Summaries
    All 144
    Developmental Gene Expression 88
    Gene Ontology 20
    Phenotypes 11
  • Earliest
    J:49034 Weitz CJ, et al., Human tritanopia associated with a third amino acid substitution in the blue-sensitive visual pigment [letter]. Am J Hum Genet. 1992 Aug;51(2):444-6
  • Latest
    J:390147 Tu HY, et al., Transcription co-repressors Panky and Panky-like modulate ganglioside levels and are essential for retinal cone photoreceptor structure and survival. J Neurosci. 2026 Jul 16;:e0052262026
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