Rhodopsins: an excitingly versatile protein species for research, development and creative engineering

WJ de Grip, S Ganapathy - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The first member and eponym of the rhodopsin family was identified in the 1930s as the
visual pigment of the rod photoreceptor cell in the animal retina. It was found to be a …

Engineering bionanoreactor in bacteria for efficient hydrogen production

W Tu, IP Thompson, WE Huang - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2024 - pnas.org
Hydrogen production through water splitting is a vital strategy for renewable and sustainable
clean energy. In this study, we developed an approach integrating nanomaterial …

Proton-pumping photoreceptor controls expression of ABC transporter by regulating transcription factor through light

J Shim, K Chuon, JH Kim, S Lee, M Song… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Light is a significant factor for living organisms with photosystems, like microbial rhodopsin—
a retinal protein that functions as an ion pump, channel, and sensory transduction …

[HTML][HTML] The role of carotenoids in proton-pumping rhodopsin as a primitive solar energy conversion system

K Chuon, J Shim, SH Kim, SG Cho, S Meas… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rhodopsin and carotenoids are two molecules that certain bacteria use to absorb and utilize
light. Type I rhodopsin, the simplest active proton transporter, converts light energy into an …

Mutational analyses identify a single amino acid critical for colour tuning in proteorhodopsins

J Shim, N Kang, K Chuon, SG Cho, S Meas… - FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial rhodopsins are light‐activated proteins that contain seven transmembrane alpha‐
helices. Spectral tuning in microbial rhodopsins is a useful optogenetic tool. In this study, we …

Thermophiles: Physiology, Metabolism, Enzymology, and Adaptation Mechanisms

AV Mangrola, RK Patel, P Dudhagara… - Physiology, Genomics …, 2022 - igi-global.com
Microorganisms are the diverse living things present on the Earth. India has numerous
unique thermal habitats that comprise several diversity hotspots, such as hot springs, deep …