Retinylidene protein
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retinylidene-protein-283-9660565
title:
Retinylidene protein
text:
Retinylidene proteins, or rhodopsins in a broad sense, are proteins that use retinal as a chromophore for light reception. They are the molecular basis for a variety of light-sensing systems from phototaxis in flagellates to eyesight in animals. Retinylidene proteins include all forms of opsin and rhodopsin. While rhodopsin in the narrow sense refers to a dim-light visual pigment found in vertebrates, usually on rod cells, rhodopsin in the broad sense refers to any molecule consisting of an opsi
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Family of proteins
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinylidene_protein
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date modified:
2023-11-29T05:06:13Z
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