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Opsin
Opsins are a group of light-sensitive 35-55 kDa membrane-bound G protein-coupled receptors found in photoreceptor cells of the retina. They are involved in vision, mediating the conversion of a photon of light into an electrochemical signal, the first step in the visual transduction cascade.
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