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XB-ART-6937
Science 2002 Jun 28;2965577:2395-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1072068.
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Channelrhodopsin-1: a light-gated proton channel in green algae.

Nagel G , Ollig D , Fuhrmann M , Kateriya S , Musti AM , Bamberg E , Hegemann P .


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Phototaxis and photophobic responses of green algae are mediated by rhodopsins with microbial-type chromophores. We report a complementary DNA sequence in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii that encodes a microbial opsin-related protein, which we term Channelopsin-1. The hydrophobic core region of the protein shows homology to the light-activated proton pump bacteriorhodopsin. Expression of Channelopsin-1, or only the hydrophobic core, in Xenopus laevis oocytes in the presence of all-trans retinal produces a light-gated conductance that shows characteristics of a channel selectively permeable for protons. We suggest that Channelrhodopsins are involved in phototaxis of green algae.

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