SFB 498: In vitro characterization of new rhodopsins from green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (TP B10)
At a glance
Project duration
05/2005
– 12/2009
Funded by
DFG Collaborative Research Centre
Project description
Within the presented project we will express "new rhodopsins" with intrinsic ion conductance or enzyme activity (channelrhodopsins and enzyme-rhodopsins9 from green algae. As host systems we will employ Escherichia coli, yeast, Xenopus oocytes, HEK293, SF9, Chlamydomonas and halobacteria. Purified wild-type proteins and selected mutants will be studied using biochemical and spectroscopic methods.