Proteorhodopsin-mediated phototrophy controls global carbon cycle

在本研究中，我们旨在通过使用我们最近的含有 PR 的分离物来揭示 2000 年发现的蛋白视紫红质 (PR) 的生物学功能。结果，我们成功地量化了 PR 的光驱动质子泵活动并测量了 PR 的可用波长范围。此外，还成功分离出了许多素有“难以培养”之称的含有PR的细菌。

In this study, we aimed to reveal the biological function of proteorhodopsin(PR), which was discovered in 2000, by using our recent PR-containing isolates. As a result, we succeeded in the quantification of light-driven proton pomp activity of PR and the measurement of usable wavelength ranges of PR. Furthermore, many PR-containing bacteria, which have been known as "hard to cultivate", were successfully isolated.