第61回日本生物物理学会年会

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1SDA ようこそ、ボーダーレスなロドプシンの世界へ

2023年11月14日(火) 09:00 〜 11:30 D会場 (会議室222+223(2号館 2F))

オーガナイザー:山下 高廣(京都大学)、角田 聡(名古屋工業大学)

共催:JST/CREST 「オプトバイオ」

Rhodopsin is a general term for photoreceptive proteins which bind retinal as a chromophore. Rhodopsins are classically classified into two types, animal-type and microbial-type. These two types show no sequence similarities with each other, which leads to the diversity of their molecular functions. However, recent accumulation of the molecular properties of rhodopsins has crossed the border between animal-type and microbial-type. Moreover, the application of various rhodopsins to optogenetics not only contributes to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the physiological functions in animals but also opens a new field in the treatments of diseases. In this symposium, we would like to introduce the “borderless” rhodopsin world.