Observations of light-induced structural changes of retinal within rhodopsin.
Photo-isomerization of the 11-cis retinal chromophore activates the mammalian light-receptor rhodopsin, a representative member of a major superfamily of transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptor proteins (GPCRs) responsible for many cell signal communication pathways. Although low-resolution (5 A) e...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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