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Five residues in the HtrI transducer membrane-proximal domain close the cytoplasmic proton-conducting channel of sensory rhodopsin I.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 8 Oct 2004
Chen Xinpu, Spudich John L
Abstract excerpt
Transducer-free sensory rhodopsins carry out light-driven proton transport in Halobacterium salinarum membranes. Transducer binding converts the proton pumps to signal-relay devices in which the transport is inhibited. In sensory rhodopsin I (SRI) binding of its cognate transducer HtrI inhibits transport by closing a cytoplasmic proton-conducting channel necessary for proton uptake during the SRI photochemical...
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