Co-Expression of VAL- and TMT-Opsins uncovers ancient photosensory interneurons and motorneurons in the vertebrate brain

Evolutionarily conserved, nonvisual opsins appear to endow specific interneurons and motorneurons of the vertebrate brain with light sensitivity, suggesting that environmental light may be able to modulate information processing.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Fischer, Ruth M. (Author) , Fontinha, Bruno M. (Author) , Kirchmaier, Stephan (Author) , Steger, Julia (Author) , Bloch, Susanne (Author) , Inoue, Daigo (Author) , Panda, Satchidananda (Author) , Rumpel, Simon (Author) , Tessmar-Raible, Kristin (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	June 11, 2013
In:	PLoS biology Year: 2013, Volume: 11, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:	1545-7885
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pbio.1001585
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001585 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001585
Author Notes:	Ruth M. Fischer, Bruno M. Fontinha, Stephan Kirchmaier, Julia Steger, Susanne Bloch, Daigo Inoue, Satchidananda Panda, Simon Rumpel, Kristin Tessmar-Raible