The CorA family: Structure and function revisited

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 19-20, 2007, Pages 2564-2574

  Niegowski, D ^a,b   Eshaghi, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Divalent cation transporter; Magnesium transport; Membrane proteins; Prokaryotes; Topology

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CORA PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METAL ION; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 2; NICKEL; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL ACTIVITY; CLASSIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; ION TRANSPORT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MAGNESIUM; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CORA; PROKARYOTA; THERMOTOGA MARITIMA;

EID: 35648987139     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7174-z     Document Type: Review

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