Rhodopsins: An excitingly versatile protein species for research, development and creative engineering

WJ de Grip, S Ganapathy - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The first member and eponym of the rhodopsin family was identified in the 1930s as the
visual pigment of the rod photoreceptor cell in the animal retina. It was found to be a …

Far-red absorbing rhodopsins, insights from heterodimeric rhodopsin-cyclases

M Broser - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The recently discovered Rhodopsin-cyclases from Chytridiomycota fungi show completely
unexpected properties for microbial rhodopsins. These photoreceptors function exclusively …

Selenite reduction and biogenesis of selenium-nanoparticles by different size groups of aerobic granular sludge under aerobic conditions

G Sudharsan, M Sarvajith, YV Nancharaiah - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial transformations play a vital role in Se cycle in the environment and decrease the
solubility and toxicity of Se oxyanions by converting to elemental selenium (Se 0) …

Diversity of rhodopsin cyclases in zoospore-forming fungi

M Broser, W Busse, A Spreen, M Reh… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Light perception for orientation in zoospore-forming fungi is linked to homo-or heterodimeric
rhodopsin-guanylyl cyclases (RGCs). Heterodimeric RGCs, first identified in the chytrid …

The functionality of the DC pair in a rhodopsin guanylyl cyclase from Catenaria anguillulae

P Fischer, E Schiewer, M Broser, W Busse… - Journal of molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rhodopsin guanylyl cyclases (RGCs) belong to the class of enzymerhodopsins catalyzing
the transition from GTP into the second messenger cGMP, whereas light-regulation of …

Organic dyes in optogenetics

A Penzkofer, P Hegemann… - Organic Lasers and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This chapter is an authoritative and extensive review on the use of organic dyes in the new
and exciting field of optogenetics. The authors begin by outlining the essence of …

Generation and implementation of optogenetic tools for cNMP generation and cell de-and hyperpolarization in Caenorhabditis elegans

T Henß - 2023 - publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de
In the past decade, the optogenetic toolbox for the manipulation of ion currents and cNMP
levels in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) expanded. However, the implemented tools …