Results 1 to 10 of about 125 (85)
Scientific Reports, 2018 The light-dependent ion-transport function of microbial rhodopsin has been widely used in optogenetics for optical control of neural activity. In order to increase the variety of rhodopsin proteins having a wide range of absorption wavelengths, the light
Masayuki Karasuyama +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 Microbial rhodopsins are membrane proteins that use the energy absorbed by the covalently bound retinal chromophore to initiate reaction cycles resulting in ion transport or signal transduction.
Éva Bertalan +2 more
doaj +3 more sources
Biophysical characterization of microbial rhodopsins with DSE motif
Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2023 Microbial rhodopsins are photoreceptive transmembrane proteins that transport ions or regulate other intracellular biological processes. Recent genomic and metagenomic analyses found many microbial rhodopsins with unique sequences distinct from known ...
María del Carmen Marín +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
The use of microbial rhodopsin proteins in differential photodetection
Frontiers in PhysicsTransferring information using light signals, and detecting these signals, is not only a cornerstone of modern technology, but has been essential for organisms since evolution provided them with proteins - the cell’s custom-built tools - capable of light
Louisa Reissig +11 more
doaj +3 more sources
Unique Cl– pump rhodopsin with close similarity to H+ pump rhodopsin
Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2022 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.
Takashi Kikukawa
doaj +1 more source
STAR Protocols, 2022 Summary: Microbial rhodopsins are photoreceptive membrane proteins showing various light-dependent biological activities. Styrene-maleic acid (SMA) copolymers spontaneously form nanoscale lipid particles containing membrane proteins and associated lipids
Keiichi Kojima, Yuki Sudo
doaj +1 more source
Ion-pumping microbial rhodopsin protein classification by machine learning approach
BMC Bioinformatics, 2023 Background Rhodopsin is a seven-transmembrane protein covalently linked with retinal chromophore that absorbs photons for energy conversion and intracellular signaling in eukaryotes, bacteria, and archaea.
Muthu Krishnan Selvaraj +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Discovery of a microbial rhodopsin that is the most stable in extreme environments
iScience, 2021 Summary: Microbial rhodopsin is a retinal protein that functions as an ion pump, channel, and sensory transducer, as well as a light sensor, as in biosensors and biochips.
Jin-gon Shim +9 more
doaj +1 more source
Microorganisms, 2021 The diversity of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs (AAPs) and rhodopsin-containing bacteria in the surface microlayer, water column, and epilithic biofilms of Lake Baikal was studied for the first time, employing pufM and rhodopsin genes, and compared to ...
Agnia Dmitrievna Galachyants +11 more
doaj +1 more source
Ion Transport Activity Assay for Microbial Rhodopsin Expressed in Escherichia coli Cells
Bio-Protocol, 2021 Microbial rhodopsins have diverse functions, including roles as light-driven ion pumps, light-gated ion channels, photosensors, and light-regulated enzymes.
Masae Konno +2 more
doaj +1 more source