A light-driven sodium ion pump in marine bacteria
A light-driven sodium ion pump in marine bacteria
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Light-driven proton-pumping rhodopsins are widely distributed in many microorganisms. They convert sunlight energy into proton gradients that serve as energy source of the cell. Here we report a new functional class of a microbial rhodopsin, a light-driven sodium ion pump. We discover that the marine flavobacterium
Krokinobacter eikastus
poss...
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A light-driven sodium ion pump in marine bacteria
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1326725284
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1326725284
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms2689
