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University in Bochum: One Protein, Two Light-activated States
August 21, 2025
BOCHUM, Germany, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release:

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One Protein, Two Light-activated States

Researchers have gained new insights into an ion channel from algae. These insights could help optogenetics realize its full potential in the future.

Researchers from Bochum and Regensburg have discovered that a light-sensitive ion channel from the alga Guillardia theta possesses two light-activated stat . . .

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