retinal binding Gene Set

Dataset	GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025
Category	structural or functional annotations
Type	molecular function
Description	Interacting selectively and non-covalently with retinal, one of the forms of vitamin A. Retinal plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates, combining with opsins to form visual pigments in the retina. (Gene Ontology, GO_0016918)
External Link	http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0016918
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9 genes performing the retinal binding molecular function from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol	Name
ABCA4	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 4
ADH7	alcohol dehydrogenase 7 (class IV), mu or sigma polypeptide
ALDH1A2	aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2
CYP27C1	cytochrome P450, family 27, subfamily C, polypeptide 1
CYP2W1	cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily W, polypeptide 1
OPN3	opsin 3
OPN4	opsin 4
OPN5	opsin 5
RHOD	ras homolog family member D