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Sensory Rhodopsins
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Definition
: Photosensory rhodopsins found in microorganisms such as HALOBACTERIA. They convert light signals into biochemical information that regulates certain cellular functions such as flagellar motor activity.
do not confuse with RHODOPSIN
Other names
Rhodopsins, Sensory
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sensory rhodopsin II protein, archaeal
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*Halorhodopsins
*Sensory Rhodopsins.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1989;86(20):7746
SRI protein, Halobacterium
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*Halorhodopsins
*Sensory Rhodopsins.
J Biol Chem 1989;264(31)18280