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Gate-keeper of ion transport—a highly conserved helix-3 tryptophan in a channelrhodopsin chimera, C1C2/ChRWR

Biophysics and Physicobiology, 2020
Microbial rhodopsin is a large family of membrane proteins having seven transmembrane helices (TM1-7) with an all-trans retinal (ATR) chromophore that is covalently bound to Lys in the TM7. The Trp residue in the middle of TM3, which is homologous to W86
Yujiro Nagasaka, Shoko Hososhima, Naoko Kubo, Takashi Nagata, Hideki Kandori, Keiichi Inoue, Hiromu Yawo   +6 more
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Roles of ER Membrane Protein Complex in Protein Biogenesis and Quality Control in the Lung and Beyond

Cell Proliferation, Volume 59, Issue 6, June 2026.
The endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex (EMC) is an evolutionarily conserved, multi‐subunit transmembrane protein complex crucial to membrane protein biogenesis and cellular protein quality control. This review systematically examines the structure, functions and disease‐associated regulatory mechanisms of EMC across multiple organ systems ...
Yan Qiao, Yuqing Sun, Yutao Huang, Qinghang Meng, Xinhua Lin, Wei Wei, Xiaofang Tang   +6 more
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Hydrostatic pressure spectroscopy reveals the adaptation of microbial rhodopsins to high-pressure environment

Scientific Reports
Microbial rhodopsins are light-driven membrane proteins that convert photon energy into biological functions via photocycles initiated by retinal chromophore isomerization. Although their structural and functional properties under ambient conditions have
Tomoyuki Hamachi, Iori Okamura, Lyu Zikun, Kentaro Mannen, Yoshitaka Kato, Takashi Nagata, Keiichi Inoue, Gaku Fukuhara   +7 more
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The Elusive Fraction of Marine Plankton Diversity: Size, Abundance and Taxonomic Composition of 0.2 μm‐Filterable Prokaryotes Across Three Contrasting Coastal Environments

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 12, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The existence of prokaryotes escaping filtration through 0.2‐μm filters has been known for decades. Such ‘filterable’ prokaryotes (hereafter ‘FP’) might include true ultra‐small groups (i.e., ultramicrobacteria), but also cells that miniaturize temporally as a physiological strategy to persist under unfavourable conditions, representing a ...
Clara Ruiz‐González, Cristina Andres‐Barrao, Anders Lanzén, Laura Alonso‐Sáez, Hugh Ducklow, Josep M. Gasol, Xosé Anxelu G. Morán   +6 more
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Microbial rhodopsin RHO.fasta

Microbial rhodopsin ...

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MicRhoDE: a curated database for the analysis of microbial rhodopsin diversity and evolution

, 2015
International audienceMicrobial rhodopsins are a diverse group of photoactive transmembrane proteins found in all three domains of life and in viruses.
Brillet-Guéguen, Loraine, Caron, Christophe, Audic, Stéphane, Jeanthon, Christian, Boeuf, Dominique   +4 more
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Beyond red/far‐red sensing: phytochrome perception of the marine light field by microalgae

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 2837-2844, June 2026.
Summary Phytochromes (PHYs) are a major group of photoreceptors, described as red and far‐red light sensors in land plants. Recent genomic and metagenomic explorations have revealed the presence of PHYs also in various eukaryotic microalgae originating from distinct endosymbiotic events.
Carole Duchêne, Marianne Jaubert, Angela Falciatore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhodopsin-Like Ionic Gate Fabricated with Graphene Oxide and Isomeric DNA Switch for Efficient Photocontrol of Ion Transport

, 2019
Rhodopsin, composed of opsin and isomeric retinal, acts as the primary photoreceptor by converting light into electric signals. Inspired by rhodopsin, we have fabricated a light-regulated ionic gate on the basis of the design of a graphene oxide (GO ...
Tao Gao (1424974), Genxi Li (1410568), Anzhi Sheng (6686633), Tianshu Chen (4067680), Liu Shi, Tao Gao, Jie Yang (121778), Wenxin Chai (4897090), Jie Yang, Chaoli Mu (6686630), Chaoli Mu, Anzhi Sheng, Genxi Li, Xiaoli Zhu (767993), Liu Shi (1952005), Xiaoli Zhu, Tianshu Chen, Wenxin Chai   +17 more
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Microbial Rhodopsin Optogenetic Tools: Application for Analyses of Synaptic Transmission and of Neuronal Network Activity in Behavior

, 2022
Over the past 15 years, optogenetic methods have revolutionized neuroscientific and cell biological research, also in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Gottschalk, A., Jatin Nagpal, Bergs, A., Nagpal, J., Glock, C., Henss, T., Alexander Gottschalk, Amelie Bergs, Caspar Glock, Thilo Henss   +9 more
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Advantages of human opsins in optogenetic visual restoration

Frontiers in Neuroscience
Optogenetic vision restoration has progressed from proof-of-concept to early clinical testing, yet most programmes rely on microbial channels that demand high irradiance and offer limited adaptation.
Mihai Teodor Bica, Jasmina Cehajic-Kapetanovic, Jasmina Cehajic-Kapetanovic   +2 more
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