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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Main Authors: Karthik Ramanadane, Monique S Straub, Raimund Dutzler, Cristina Manatschal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/74589