A family of fluoride-specific ion channels with dual-topology architecture
Fluoride ion, ubiquitous in soil, water, and marine environments, is a chronic threat to microorganisms. Many prokaryotes, archea, unicellular eukaryotes, and plants use a recently discovered family of F− exporter proteins to lower cytoplasmic F− levels to counteract the anion’s toxicity. We show he...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2013-08-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/01084 |