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Abstract
Comparison of the primary structure of the chloride pump halorhodopsin with that of the proton pump bacteriorhodopsin provides insight into light-driven ion transport by retinal proteins. Several conserved amino acid residues in the membrane-spanning region of both proteins and their interaction with different isomerization states of retinal are suggested to be the key element for ion transport in both proteins.Mesh:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2468194 DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(89)90044-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807