Protein
Sensory rhodopsin-2
Organism
Halobacterium salinarum (strain ATCC 700922 / JCM 11081 / NRC-1)
Function
Photophobic photoreceptor responsible for the negative phototaxis. Activates the sensory rhodopsin II transducer (HTR-II) in response to blue light (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the archaeal/bacterial/fungal opsin family.
Sequence
MALTTWFWVGAVGMLAGTVLPIRDCIRHPSHRRYDLVLAGITGLAAIAYTTMGLGITATTVGDRTVYLARYIDWLVTTPLIVLYLAMLARPGHRTSAWLLAADVFVIAAGIAAALTTGVQRWLFFAVGAAGYAALLYGLLGTLPRALGDDPRVRSLFVTLRNITVVLWTLYPVVWLLSPAGIGILQTEMYTIVVVYLDFISKVAFVAFAVLGADAVSRLVAADAAAPATAEPTPDGD