Photoreceptor protein
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KW-0600
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KW-0600
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Photoreceptor protein
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synonym
Light-sensing protein
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synonym
Photosensor protein
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definition
Protein involved in the convertion of light directly into a signal. These proteins are classified in a limited number of families based on the chemical structure of the light-absorbing chromophores involved, and also on protein sequence similarities to discriminate the many photoreceptor proteins that bind a flavin derivative. Accordingly, the most important families are the rhodopsins, the phytochromes, the xanthopsins, the cryptochromes, the phototropins and the BLUF proteins.
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false
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