Proton-transporting heliorhodopsins from marine giant viruses
H. Kandori, S. Hososhima, O. Beja, R. Mizutori, S. Shigemura, A. Pushkarev, M. Konno, K. Katayama, K. Inoue, S. P. Tsunoda, R. Abe-Yoshizumi, A. Rozenberg
This paper identifies a light-gated proton channel in a viral heliorhodopsin from Emiliania huxleyi virus 202, showing its potential role in host manipulation and optogenetic applications.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2022Biophysics