XB-FEAT-983566
opn8
This is the community wiki page for the gene opn8 please feel free to add any information that is relevant to this gene that is not already captured elsewhere in Xenbase
summary for human OPN8 form NCBI
nomenclature changes
06/04/2020 Human symbol has changed for genepage ID: 983566 From opn8 to OPN5
Xenopus symbol has changed for genepage ID: 983566 From opn8 to onp5
08/20/2020 Correction- this is opn8 afterall, it was changed in error, as the human ortholog links were incorrect.
XB-GENEPAGE-983566 represents an opn5-like gene that seems to have been lost in mammals and is usually situated near MMUT and CDC5L from gnathostomes to reptiles but the neighboring genes are quite variable.
MMUT> OPN5-like< CDC5L>
I believe XB-GENEPAGE-983566 represents the ortholog to opn8a/b seen in zebrafish.
For example, see Gene ID: 100002138 or reedfish Gene ID: 114647660, and thus reverted to opn8 in Xenopus