K. Mannen

Characterization of heliorhodopsins detected via functional metagenomics in freshwater Actinobacteria, Chloroflexi and Archaea

This paper discovers and characterizes ten new heliorhodopsins from freshwater microbes using functional metagenomics, revealing their light absorption properties and potential roles in membrane lipid remodeling and oxidative stress.

Exploration of natural red-shifted rhodopsins using a machine learning-based Bayesian experimental design

The paper uses a machine learning model to identify red-shifted rhodopsins, finding 80% of selected candidates show red-shift gains, with some having desirable ion-transporting properties.