Crystal structure and functional characterization of a light-driven chloride pump having an NTQ motif

oleh: Kuglae Kim, Soon-Kyeong Kwon, Sung-Hoon Jun, Jeong Seok Cha, Hoyoung Kim, Weontae Lee, Jihyun F. Kim, Hyun-Soo Cho

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-08-01

Deskripsi

The atypical rhodopsin ClR from flavobacterium Nonlabens marinusis a light-driven chloride-pumping protein. Here, the authors show that ClR crystal structure presents two chloride ion-binding sites, proposing a molecular pathway for ion transport by this light-driven pump.