KR2 Rhodopsin (IMAGE)

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

KR2 Rhodopsin

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KR2 rhodopsin monomer (left) and pentamer (right) in the cell membrane, shown as blue disks. In the monomer state, sodium transport is blocked, the orange pore does not permit ion uptake into the protein.

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Kirill Kovalev et al./<i>Science Advances</i>

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