Protein
Sensory rhodopsin-1
Organism
Halobacterium salinarum (strain ATCC 29341 / DSM 671 / R1)
Function
Involved in the control of phototaxis. Mediates both photoattractant (in the orange light) and photophobic (in the near UV light) responses. The signal is then transmitted to the sensory rhodopsin I transducer (HTR-I).
Similarity
Belongs to the archaeal/bacterial/fungal opsin family.
Sequence
MDAVATAYLGGAVALIVGVAFVWLLYRSLDGSPHQSALAPLAIIPVFAGLSYVGMAYDIGTVIVNGNQIVGLRYIDWLVTTPILVGYVGYAAGASRRSIIGVMVADALMIAVGAGAVVTDGTLKWALFGVSSIFHLSLFAYLYVIFPRVVPDVPEQIGLFNLLKNHIGLLWLAYPLVWLFGPAGIGEATAAGVALTYVFLDVLAKVPYVYFFYARRRVFMHSESPPAPEQATVEATAAD