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Penzkofer, Alfons ; Silapetere, Arita ; Hegemann, Peter

Reinvestigation of Absorption Spectroscopic Thermal Dynamics of Archaerhodopsin 3 Based Voltage Sensor Quasar1

Penzkofer, Alfons, Silapetere, Arita and Hegemann, Peter (2025) Reinvestigation of Absorption Spectroscopic Thermal Dynamics of Archaerhodopsin 3 Based Voltage Sensor Quasar1. Bioengineering 12 (12), p. 1293.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 28 Nov 2025 17:10
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.78244


Abstract

The long-time absorption spectroscopic development of the genetically encoded microbial rhodopsin fluorescent voltage indicator QuasAr1 at room temperature in the dark was reinvestigated, mainly theoretically. The data analysis indicates protein aggregation within one day to some ten-nanometer sized Mie scattering particles. The absorption coefficient spectra can be deduced from measured ...

The long-time absorption spectroscopic development of the genetically encoded microbial rhodopsin fluorescent voltage indicator QuasAr1 at room temperature in the dark was reinvestigated, mainly theoretically. The data analysis indicates protein aggregation within one day to some ten-nanometer sized Mie scattering particles. The absorption coefficient spectra can be deduced from measured attenuation coefficient spectra by scattering contribution subtraction. The initially present protonated retinal Schiff base (PRSB) Ret_580 isomerized and then deprotonated to neutral retinal Schiff base (RSB). One part of Ret_580, Ret_580I, (fraction 43%), isomerized moderately fast to Ret_500 which then deprotonated to neutral retinal Schiff base Ret_405 (time constant ≈ 1000 h). The other part of Ret_580, Ret_580II, (fraction 57%), isomerized slowly to Ret_460 which deprotonated to Ret_340 (time constant ≈ 400 h). The dynamics are described by a differential equation system which is solved numerically. Reaction parameters are determined by fitting the simulations to the experimental results.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleBioengineering
Publisher:MDPI
Open Access Type:Gold (with APC)
Volume:12
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:12
Page Range:p. 1293
Date24 November 2025
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Group Alfons Penzkofer
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10.3390/bioengineering12121293DOI
KeywordsQuasAr1; Archaerhodopsin; fluorescent voltage sensor; absorption spectroscopic characterization; protein aggregation; Rayleigh and Mie scattering; numerical simulation of thermal dynamics; ground-state isomerization; ground-state deprotonation
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-782441
Item ID78244

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