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Sensory rhodopsin-controlled release of the switch factor fumarate in Halobacterium salinarium.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Dec 1993
Montrone M, Marwan W, Grünberg H, Musseleck S, Starostzik C, Oesterhelt D
Abstract excerpt
Halobacterium salinarium responds to blue light by reversing its swimming direction. Fumarate has been proposed as one of the molecular components of this sensory system and is involved in the switching process of the flagellar motor. In order to obtain chemical proof for this role of fumarate, cells were stimulated with a pulse of blue light and lysed by rapid mixing with distilled water. The lysate contained...
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