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Structural and Functional Studies of a Newly Grouped Haloquadratum walsbyi Bacteriorhodopsin Reveal the Acid-resistant Light-driven Proton Pumping Activity.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Dec 2015
Hsu Min-Feng, Fu Hsu-Yuan, Cai Chun-Jie, Yi Hsiu-Pin, Yang Chii-Shen, Wang Andrew H-J
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Retinal bound light-driven proton pumps are widespread in eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Among these pumps, bacteriorhodopsin (BR) proteins cooperate with ATP synthase to convert captured solar energy into a biologically consumable form, ATP. In an acidic environment or when pumped-out protons accumulate in the extracellular region, the maximum absorbance of BR proteins shifts markedly to the longer...
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