Organism
Haloarcula sp. (strain arg-2 / Andes heights)
Function
Light-driven proton pump. May generate a protonmotive force sufficient to synthesize ATP in the light.
Similarity
Belongs to the archaeal/bacterial/fungal opsin family.
Sequence
MLQSGMSTYVPGGESIFLWVGTAGMFLGMLYFIARGWSVSDQRRQKFYIATIMIAAIAFVNYLSMALGFGVTTIELGGEERAIYWARYTDWLFTTPLLLYDLALLAGADRNTIYSLVGLDVLMIGTGALATLSAGSGVLPAGAERLVWWGISTGFLLVLLYFLFSNLTDRASELSGDLQSKFSTLRNLVLVLWLVYPVLWLVGTEGLGLVGLPIETAAFMVLDLTAKIGFGIILLQSHAVLDEGQTASEGAAVAD