title: Characterisation of Schiff base and chromophore in green proteorhodopsin by solid-state NMR.
abstract: The proteorhodopsin family consists of hundreds of homologous retinal containing membrane proteins found in bacteria in the photic zone of the oceans. They are colour tuned to their environment and act as light-driven proton pumps with a potential energetic and regulatory function. Precise structural details are still unknown. Here, the green proteorhodopsin variant has been selected for a chemical shift analysis of retinal and Schiff base by solid-state NMR. Our data show that the chromophore exists in mainly all-trans configuration in the proteorhodopsin ground state. The optical absorption maximum together with retinal and Schiff base chemical shifts indicate a strong interaction network between chromophore and opsin.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, J. W. Goethe University, Max von Laue Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pfleger
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorch
authors.forename: Andreas C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Woerner
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shastri
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glaubitz
mesh_terms: D007536:Isomerism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008958:Models, Molecular; D012168:Retinal Pigments / Q000737:chemistry; D012243:Rhodopsin / Q000737:chemistry*; D025604:Rhodopsins, Microbial; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012168:Retinal Pigments; D025604:Rhodopsins, Microbial; D012545:Schiff Bases; C413548:proteorhodopsin; D012243:Rhodopsin