Bondar Ana-Nicoleta

Structures of methanogenic schizorhodopsins reveal divergent strategies for proton transport and thermal adaptation

Abstract Schizorhodopsins (SzRs) are light-driven inward proton pumps found in Asgard archaea, contrasting with most microbial rhodopsins that export protons. Some SzRs, including Methanoculleus taiwanensis SzR ( Mt SzR) and Methanoculleus sp. SzR ( M sSzR), exhibit remarkable he...