Viral Details

Viral Backbone

Human Adenovirus Type5 (dE1/E3)

Promoter

CMV

Reporter

none, optional GFP, CFP, YFP, RFP or mCherry

Storage Buffer

DMEM, 2% BSA, 2.5% Glycerol

Gene Details

Species

Human

Gene Symbol

RGR

Gene Name

retinal G protein coupled receptor

Gene ID

5995

Gene Synonyms

RP44

ORF Size

888 bp

RefSeq#

BC011349

Gene Description

RGR encodes a putative retinal G-protein coupled receptor. The gene is a member of the opsin subfamily of the 7 transmembrane, G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Like other opsins which bind retinaldehyde, it contains a conserved lysine residue in the seventh transmembrane domain. The protein acts as a photoisomerase to catalyze the conversion of all-trans-retinal to 11-cis-retinal. The reverse isomerization occurs with rhodopsin in retinal photoreceptor cells. The protein is exclusively expressed in tissue adjacent to retinal photoreceptor cells, the retinal pigment epithelium and Mueller cells. RGR may be associated with autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (arRP and adRP, respectively). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms.

UniGene ID

Hs.1544

HGNC ID

HGNC:9990