Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes

Zuzana Musilova; Fabio Cortesi; Michael Matschiner; Wayne I. L. Davies; Jagdish Suresh Patel; Sara M. Stieb; Fanny de Busserolles; Martin Malmstrom; Ole K. Torresen; Celeste J. Brown; Jessica K. Mountford; Reinhold Hanel; Deborah L. Stenkamp; Kjetill S. Jakobsen; Karen L. Carleton; Sissel Jentoft; Justin Marshall; Walter Salzburger

doi:10.1126/science.aav4632

Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes

Zuzana Musilova, Fabio Cortesi, Michael Matschiner, Wayne I. L. Davies, Jagdish Suresh Patel, Sara M. Stieb, Fanny de Busserolles, Martin Malmstrom, Ole K. Torresen, Celeste J. Brown, Jessica K. Mountford, Reinhold Hanel, Deborah L. Stenkamp, Kjetill S. Jakobsen, Karen L. Carleton, Sissel Jentoft, Justin Marshall, Walter Salzburger

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Abstract

Vertebrate vision is accomplished through light-sensitive photopigments consisting of an opsin protein bound to a chromophore. In dim light, vertebrates generally rely on a single rod opsin [rhodopsin 1 (RH1)] for obtaining visual information. By inspecting 101 fish genomes, we found that three deep-sea teleost lineages have independently expanded their RH1 gene repertoires. Among these, the silver spinyfin (Diretmus argenteus) stands out as having the highest number of visual opsins in vertebrates (two cone opsins and 38 rod opsins). Spinyfins express up to 14 RH1s (including the most blueshifted rod photopigments known), which cover the range of the residual daylight as well as the bioluminescence spectrum present in the deep sea. Our findings present molecular and functional evidence for the recurrent evolution of multiple rod opsin-based vision in vertebrates.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	588-592
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	364
Issue number	6440
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav4632
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2019

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Musilova, Z., Cortesi, F., Matschiner, M., Davies, W. I. L., Patel, J. S., Stieb, S. M., de Busserolles, F., Malmstrom, M., Torresen, O. K., Brown, C. J., Mountford, J. K., Hanel, R., Stenkamp, D. L., Jakobsen, K. S., Carleton, K. L., Jentoft, S., Marshall, J., & Salzburger, W. (2019). Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes. Science, 364(6440), 588-592. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav4632

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