Bacteriorhodopsin is an inside-out protein.
Engelman D, Zaccai G. Bacteriorhodopsin is an inside-out protein. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1980, 77: 5894-5898. PMID: 6934521, PMCID: PMC350178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.10.5894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequenceSingle bacteriorhodopsin moleculePurple membrane structureAcid sequenceAlpha-helixBacteriorhodopsin moleculesSoluble proteinBiosynthetic incorporationBacteriorhodopsin structureAmino acidsHalobacterium halobiumProteinMembrane structureValineMolecular interiorPurple membranePhenylalanineDifference Fourier techniquesLipid regionsHelixHalobiumMoleculesSequenceBacteriorhodopsinMembrane