title: Theoretical framework for octopus rhodopsin crystallization.
abstract: Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is presently a classical example of membrane protein crystallization. We are comparing the structure of bR with the homology model of octopus rhodopsin (octR), which is similar in topology to bR and as highly ordered in its native membranes as bR in purple membranes. Such comparison provides insights for optimization of present octR experimentation both for crystallization and for application in nanobiotechnology in a manner similar to bR, and possibly even superior in optical computation.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione ELBA, P.zza SS. Apostoli 66, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivozhelezov
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicolini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D008958:Models, Molecular; D036103:Nanotechnology; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D018717:Purple Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins; D012243:Rhodopsin