Structural and functional properties of a magnesium transporter of the SLC11/NRAMP family
Members of the ubiquitous SLC11/NRAMP family catalyze the uptake of divalent transition metal ions into cells. They have evolved to efficiently select these trace elements from a large pool of Ca2+ and Mg2+, which are both orders of magnitude more abundant, and to concentrate them in the cytoplasm a...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2022-01-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/74589 |