Rhodopsin Proteins

Protein Summary

Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited progressive disease which is a major cause of blindness in western communities. It can be inherited as an autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked recessive disorder. In the autosomal dominant form,which comprises about 25% of total cases, approximately 30% of families have mutations in the gene encoding the rod photoreceptor-specific protein rhodopsin. This is the transmembrane protein which, when photoexcited, initiates the visual transduction cascade. Defects in this gene are also one of the causes of congenital stationary night blindness.

Alternative names and synonyms associated with Rhodopsin (RHO)

• rhodopsin (RHO) antibody
• rhodopsin (Rho) antibody
• rhodopsin (rho) antibody
• rhodopsin L homeolog (rho.L) antibody

• CSNBAD1 antibody
• fi06d11 antibody
• Noerg1 antibody
• opn2 antibody
• ops antibody
• Show all synonym aliases
• PIGRHO1 antibody
• RDP1 antibody
• Rh antibody
• rh1 antibody
• RHO antibody
• rp4 antibody
• wu:fi06d11 antibody
• xrho antibody
• zfo2 antibody
• zfrho antibody

Protein level used designations for Rhodopsin Proteins (RHO)

opsin 2, rod pigment , opsin-2 , Rhodopsin (retinitis pigmentosa 4, autosomal dominant) , retinal rod opsin pigment rh1.1 , rod opsin , L opsin , LWS opsin , Long Wavelength Sensitive opsin , Red Opsin , Rod Opsin , opsin 2 , rhodopsin (opsin 2, rod pigment) (retinitis pigmentosa 4, autosomal dominant) , opsin , rhodopsin , rhopdopsin