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A microbial rhodopsin with a unique retinal composition shows both sensory rhodopsin II and bacteriorhodopsin-like properties.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Feb 2011
Sudo Yuki, Ihara Kunio, Kobayashi Shiori, Suzuki Daisuke, Irieda Hiroki, Kikukawa Takashi, Kandori Hideki, Homma Michio
Abstract excerpt
Rhodopsins possess retinal chromophore surrounded by seven transmembrane α-helices, are widespread in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes, and can be utilized as optogenetic tools. Although rhodopsins work as distinctly different photoreceptors in various organisms, they can be roughly divided according to their two basic functions, light-energy conversion and light-signal transduction. In microbes, light-driven proton...
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