Home › Words › C › channelrhodopsinchannelrhodopsinchannelrhodopsin · noun — an opsin protein that controls phototaxis in unicellular green algae.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom channel + rhodopsin.nounAn opsin protein that controls phototaxis in unicellular green algae.e.g.“The channelrhodopsin switch is “really going to blow the lid off the whole analysis of brain function,” said George Augustine, a neurobiologist at Duke University in Durham, N.C.” — 2007 August 14, Ingfei Chen, “The Beam of Light That Flips a Switch That Turns on the Brain”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.channelopsin 71% match — An ion channel opsin vs channelrhodopsin →chlamyopsin 66% match — Any of a group of bacterial retinal proteins, related to rhodopsin, present in Chlamydomonas vs channelrhodopsin →archaerhodopsin 64% match — Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps vs channelrhodopsin →chaoptin 64% match — A photoreceptor cell-specific membrane glycoprotein vs channelrhodopsin →cnidopsin 64% match — Any of a family of opsins found in cnidarian jellyfish vs channelrhodopsin →actinorhodopsin 64% match — A rhodopsin found in the freshwater actinobacterium Rhodoluna lacicola vs channelrhodopsin →opsin 64% match — Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina. vs channelrhodopsin →chrysopsin 64% match — A yellow opsin vs channelrhodopsin →