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Structural basis of the green-blue color switching in proteorhodopsin as determined by NMR spectroscopy.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 17 Dec 2014
Mao Jiafei, Do Nhu-Nguyen, Scholz Frank, Reggie Lenica, Mehler Michaela, Lakatos Andrea, Ong Yean-Sin, Ullrich Sandra J, Brown Lynda J, Brown Richard C D, Becker-Baldus Johanna, Wachtveitl Josef, Glaubitz Clemens
Abstract excerpt
Proteorhodopsins (PRs) found in marine microbes are the most abundant retinal-based photoreceptors on this planet. PR variants show high levels of environmental adaptation, as their colors are tuned to the optimal wavelength of available light. The two major green and blue subfamilies can be interconverted through a L/Q point mutation at position 105. Here we reveal the structural basis behind this intriguing...
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