Chapter title |
Microbial Rhodopsins
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Chapter number | 2 |
Book title |
Membrane Protein Complexes: Structure and Function
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Published in |
Sub cellular biochemistry, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-981-10-7757-9_2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-81-107756-2, 978-9-81-107757-9
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Authors |
Ivan Gushchin, Valentin Gordeliy, Gushchin, Ivan, Gordeliy, Valentin |
Abstract |
Microbial rhodopsins (MRs) are a large family of photoactive membrane proteins, found in microorganisms belonging to all kingdoms of life, with new members being constantly discovered. Among the MRs are light-driven proton, cation and anion pumps, light-gated cation and anion channels, and various photoreceptors. Due to their abundance and amenability to studies, MRs served as model systems for a great variety of biophysical techniques, and recently found a great application as optogenetic tools. While the basic aspects of microbial rhodopsins functioning have been known for some time, there is still a plenty of unanswered questions. This chapter presents and summarizes the available knowledge, focusing on the functional and structural studies. |
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