Sequence analyses and phylogenetic characterization of the ZIP family of metal ion transport proteins

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Eng, B H ^a   Guerinot, M L ^b   Eide, D ^c   Saier Jr , M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Iron; Metal ion transporters; Plants; Yeast; Zinc uptake; ZIP family

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BINDING SITE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, PLANT; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031794474     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900442     Document Type: Review

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