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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Main Authors: Randy B Stockbridge, Janice L Robertson, Ludmila Kolmakova-Partensky, Christopher Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/01084