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Table 3 Putative candidate genes for the differential expression of opsins in all QTLs except LG17

From: Multiple trans QTL and one cis-regulatory deletion are associated with the differential expression of cone opsins in African cichlids

Gene

Location

Accession number

Function

Reference (if available)

Paired box protein Pax3B

LG14:3942202

XM_005461712.1

Involved in neural development.

[102]

Zinc finger protein neurod4

LG14:4686207

XM_005454306.1

Regulates the proliferation of photoreceptor progenitors

[81]

Max-binding protein MNT

LG14: 14694887

XM_005463727.1

Transcriptional repressor associated with retinitis pigmentosa.

 

T-box transcription factor TBX2b

LG10:5759829

XM_005471922.1

UV photoreceptor specification in zebrafish

[27]

Retinal guanylyl cyclase 2

LG10:8655640

XM_003456801.2

Expressed with the cone cells in the retinas of zebrafish

[103]

GPCR Kinase 1

LG10:8655640

XM_003456840.2

Phosphorylates rhodopsin and leads to its deactivation

[82]

Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1D1

LG20:25027615

XM_005478044.1

Interacts with NR2E3 and plays critical role in photoreceptor development

[83]

  1. For genes without references, all information was obtained from Genecards (http://www.genecards.org/)