title: The gene encoding a novel halorhodopsin-like protein of extremely halophilic archaeon Haloarcula japonica strain TR-1.
abstract: The gene encoding the halorhodopsin (hR)-like protein was cloned and sequenced from Haloarcula japonica strain TR-1. The structural gene consisted of an open reading frame of 828 nucleotides encoding 276 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of the Ha. japonica hR-like protein showed the highest homology to those of cruxhalorhodopsins. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that the Ha. japonica chR gene is transcriptionally induced by light.
authors.affiliation: School of Material Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Tatsunokuchi, Nomi-gun, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yatsunami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics; D019848:Gene Expression Regulation, Archaeal / Q000528:radiation effects; D019766:Genes, Archaeal; D019613:Haloarcula / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D025602:Halorhodopsins / Q000235:genetics*; D016623:Ion Pumps / Q000235:genetics; D008027:Light; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames
chemical_list: D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D019641:DNA, Archaeal; D025602:Halorhodopsins; D016623:Ion Pumps