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ArticleScientific reports2021

Functional expression of the eukaryotic proton pump rhodopsin OmR2 in Escherichia coli and its photochemical characterization.

Masuzu Kikuchi, Keiichi Kojima, Shin Nakao, Susumu Yoshizawa, Shiho Kawanishi, Atsushi Shibukawa, Takashi Kikukawa, Yuki Sudo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masuzu Kikuchi *Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Keiichi Kojima *Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Shin NakaoDivision of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Susumu YoshizawaAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, 277-8564, Japan.
Shiho KawanishiGraduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Atsushi ShibukawaGraduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
Takashi KikukawaFaculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan.
Yuki SudoDivision of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan. sudo@okayama-u.ac.jp.
Okayama University · JPHokkaido University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbial rhodopsins are photoswitchable seven-transmembrane proteins that are widely distributed in three domains of life, archaea, bacteria and eukarya. Rhodopsins allow the transport of protons outwardly across the membrane and are indispensable for light-energy conversion in microorganisms. Archaeal and bacterial proton pump rhodopsins have been characterized using an Escherichia coli expression system because that enables the rapid production of large amounts of recombinant proteins, whereas no success has been reported for eukaryotic rhodopsins. Here, we report a phylogenetically distinct eukaryotic rhodopsin from the dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina (O. marina rhodopsin-2, OmR2) that can be expressed in E. coli cells. E. coli cells harboring the OmR2 gene showed an outward proton-pumping activity, indicating its functional expression. Spectroscopic characterization of the purified OmR2 protein revealed several features as follows: (1) an absorption maximum at 533 nm with all-trans retinal chromophore, (2) the possession of the deprotonated counterion (pK

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AnimalsCell LineDinoflagellidaEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularMicePhotochemical ProcessesProtein EngineeringProton PumpsProtozoan ProteinsRhodopsinSchiff BasesProton PumpsProtozoan ProteinsRhodopsinSchiff Bases

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