Proteorhodopsins are the most abundant retinal based photoreceptors and their
phototrophic function might be relevant in marine ecosystems. Here, we describe their …

Fluorescence spectroscopy has become an established tool at the interface of biology,
chemistry and physics because of its exquisite sensitivity and recent technical …

Bestrhodopsins constitute a class of light-regulated pentameric ion channels that consist of
one or two rhodopsins in tandem fused with bestrophin ion channel domains. Here, we …

All‐trans to 13‐cis photoisomerization of the protonated retinal Schiff base (PRSB)
chromophore is the primary step that triggers various biological functions of microbial …

The proteorhodopsin (PR) family found in bacteria near the ocean's surface consists of
hundreds of PR variants color-tuned to their environment. PR contains a highly conserved …

One of the distinctive features of eubacterial retinal-based proton pumps, proteorhodopsins,
xanthorhodopsin, and others, is hydrogen bonding of the key aspartate residue, the …

Proteins of the proteorhodopsin (PR) family are found abundantly in many marine bacteria in
the photic zone of the oceans. They are colour-tuned to their environment. The green …

The green-light absorbing proteorhodopsin (GPR) is the archetype of bacterial light-driven
proton pumps. Here, we present the 2.9 Å cryo-EM structure of pentameric GPR, resolving …

The proteorhodopsin family consists of hundreds of homologous retinal containing
membrane proteins found in bacteria in the photic zone of the oceans. They are colour tuned …

Viral rhodopsins are light-gated cation channels representing a novel class of microbial
rhodopsins. For viral rhodopsin 1 subfamily members VirChR1 and OLPVR1, channel …