Electrically programmable picoscale phototransduction of a newly discovered microbial rhodopsin
Ilaria Cardace, Lorenzo Dominici, Vincenzo Ardizzone, Adriano Cola, Antonio Fieramosca, Concetta Nobile, Fabio Polticelli, Fabio Bruni, Milena De Giorgi, Dario Ballarini, Giuseppe Gigli, Luisa De Marco, D. Sanvitto
This study demonstrates the functional reconstitution of TARA76, a microbial rhodopsin, in an artificial membrane and shows its sensitivity to Na+ ions and electric field control.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics