Voltage dependence of proton pumping by bacteriorhodopsin mutants with altered lifetime of the M intermediate.

The light-driven proton pump bacteriorhodopsin (BR) from Halobacterium salinarum is tightly regulated by the [H(+)] gradient and transmembrane potential. BR exhibits optoelectric properties, since spectral changes during the photocycle are kinetically controlled by voltage, which predestines BR for...

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Main Authors: Sven Geibel, Éva Lörinczi, Ernst Bamberg, Thomas Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3760879?pdf=render