Structural changes in the N and N' states of the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle.

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The bacteriorhodopsin transport cycle includes protonation of the retinal Schiff base by Asp96 (M-->N reaction) and reprotonation of Asp96 from the cytoplasmic surface (N-->N' reaction). We measured distance changes between pairs of spin-labeled structural elements of interest, and in general observed larger overall structural changes in the N state compared with the N' state. The distance between the C-D loop...

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