Laura Pedraza-González
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Laura Pedraza-González
@lapedraza.bsky.social
Reposted by Laura Pedraza-González
Carotenoid antennas 📡 for rhodopsins? Laura's new work reveals the structural origin of Carotenoid to Retinal energy transfer in the proton-pumping rhodopsin Kin4B8.

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Structural and Spectroscopic Basis of Excitation Energy Transfer in Microbial Rhodopsins Binding Xanthophylls
Carotenoids are essential for light harvesting in certain microbial rhodopsins, with xanthorhodopsins that bind salinaxanthin being the most well-known example. But how do carotenoids that lack the ty...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM