Multi-modal ion-transport function of potassium channelrhodopsins
Ryotaro Shimamura, Moe Kikuchi, T. Nakamura, Shuma Tajima, Kazuhiro J. Fujimoto, Masahiro Sugiura, Jinichiro Tabe, Keito Minamisawa, Rei Abe‐Yoshizumi, Tatsuro Nishikino, Shoko Hososhima, Takeshi Yanai, Yuji Furutani, Satoshi P. Tsunoda, Hideki Kandori
This study demonstrates that potassium channelrhodopsins function as H+ pumps and channels, with their activity modulated by light and environmental ions.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics