ISSN:
1545-9985
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
[Auszug] The counterion, a negatively charged amino acid residue that stabilizes a positive charge on the retinylidene chromophore, is essential for rhodopsin to receive visible light. The counterion in vertebrate rhodopsins, Glu113 in the third transmembrane helix, has an additional role as an ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb731
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