archaerhodopsin

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noun

Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps

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nounarchaerhodopsin (plural archaerhodopsins)

plural archaerhodopsins

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps

    Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.

    2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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