Rhodopsin in the Dark Hot Sea: Molecular Analysis of Rhodopsin in a Snailfish, Careproctus rhodomelas, Living near the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent

• Rie Sakata,

  Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (TWIns), Tokyo, Japan

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• Ryo Kabutomori,

  Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (TWIns), Tokyo, Japan

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• Keiko Okano,

  Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (TWIns), Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiromasa Mitsui,

  Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (TWIns), Tokyo, Japan

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• Akihiro Takemura,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

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• Tetsuya Miwa,

  Affiliation Marine Technology Development Department, Marine Technology and Engineering Center, Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan

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• Hiroyuki Yamamoto,

  Affiliation Environmental Impact Assessment Research Group, Research and Development Centre for Submarine Resources, Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan

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• Toshiyuki Okano

  * E-mail: okano@waseda.jp

  Affiliation Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University (TWIns), Tokyo, Japan

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