The study on the mechanism of sodium ion transport by sodium ion pump rhodopsin

在这项研究中，我们研究了最近从海洋细菌中发现的钠泵视紫质(NAR)对钠离子(Na)的转运机制。为此，我们特别关注了“功能”、“动力”和“结构”的观点。结果表明，NAR除了泵入Na In外，还泵入Li和H，这与环境、与转运活性有关的反应过程以及Na结合部位的位置有关。与这项研究相关的结果以8篇论文和42篇会议报告的形式发表，并进行了3篇报纸报道。

In this study, we investigated the sodium ion (Na+) transport mechanism by Na+-pumping rhodopsin (NaR) found from marine bacteria in our recent research. For that purpose, especially, we focused the view point of "function", "dynamics" and "structure". As the result, we revealed that NaR pumps Li+ and H+ in addition to Na+ in according to the environment, the reaction process relating to the transport activity, and the place of Na+ binding site. The results relating this study were reported in eight papers and fourty-two presentation in conferences, and three newspaper reports were conducted.