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Structural basis of ultraviolet sensitivity and gating in an anion-conducting apusomonad rhodopsin
Wataru Shihoya, Masaki Tsujimura, Hiroto Takahashi…·Osamu Nureki
This study determines the cryo-EM structure of SfApuR2, an ultraviolet-sensitive anion-conducting rhodopsin, and identifies structural features that explain its UV sensitivity and gating mechanism.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.19.760008