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

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 (see Gene ID: 100002138) or reedfish Gene ID: 114647660) and thus reverted to opn8 in Xenopus