The light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin enhances bacterial survival tough times

Some microorganisms contain proteins that can interact with light and convert it into energy for growth and survival, or into sensory information that guides cells towards or away from light. The simplest energy-harvesting photoproteins are the rhodopsins, which consist of a single, membrane-embedde...

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Main Authors: DeLong, Edward (Contributor), Beja, Oded (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2010-08-12T19:07:44Z.
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