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Preferred term

Sensory Rhodopsins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Rhodopsin, Sensory
  • Sensory Rhodopsin

Note

  • do not confuse with RHODOPSIN

Scope note

  • Photosensory rhodopsins found in microorganisms such as HALOBACTERIA. They convert light signals into biochemical information that regulates certain cellular functions such as flagellar motor activity.

History note

  • 2002

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D025603

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