Unique Cl– pump rhodopsin with close similarity to H+ pump rhodopsin
Microbial rhodopsin is a ubiquitous membrane protein in unicellular microorganisms. Similar to animal rhodopsin, this protein consists of seven transmembrane helices and the chromophore retinal. However, unlike animal rhodopsin, microbial rhodopsin acts as not only a photosignal receptor but also a...
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Language: | English |
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The Biophysical Society of Japan
2022-01-01
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Series: | Biophysics and Physicobiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v18.038 |