8c3i | pdb_00008c3i
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Dark state of PAS-GAF fragment from Deinococcus radiodurans phytochrome
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Structural highlights
FunctionBPHY_DEIRA Photoreceptor which exists in two forms that are reversibly interconvertible by light: the R form that absorbs maximally in the red region of the spectrum and the FR form that absorbs maximally in the far-red region. Has also a slight blue shift for the far-red maximum. Could also absorb green light. May participate in regulating pigment synthesis like the carotenoid deinoxanthin which could protect the bacterium from intense visible light. Contents | ||||||||||||||||||||
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