Structure of the Photoreceptor 2c-cyclop (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Structure of the Photoreceptor 2c-cyclop

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Two molecules of the new light sensor 2c-cyclop, which in darkness produces the messenger cGMP. Green light inhibits the signal chain.

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(Image: Shiqiang Gao / Armin Hallmann, Georg Nagel)

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