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The rhodopsin-like pigments of halobacteria: light-energy and signal transducers in an archaebacterium.

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  • 1. Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.
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    • Stoeckenius W 1
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Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 01 Dec 1985, 10(12):483-486
https://doi.org/10.1016/0968-0004(85)90210-5 PMID: 11542514 

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Three similar, small retinylidene proteins, which resemble the visual pigments of animals, are found in halobacteria: two functions as light-driven ion pumps; the third is the receptor for phototaxis and allows color discrimination.

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