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Algal rhodopsins: phototaxis receptors found at last
1Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Rockville 20850, USA. ridge@carb.nist.gov
Current Biology : CB
|September 13, 2002
Abstract:
The discovery of two distinct Chlamydomonas sensory receptors responsible for phototaxis reveals additional diversity among the microbial rhodopsins. Sequence and architecture comparisons among this growing family highlight key components for light-responsive functions.