Deprotonation by dehydration: the origin of ammonium sensing in the AmtB channel.
The AmtB channel passively allows the transport of NH4(+) across the membranes of bacteria via a "gas" NH3 intermediate and is related by homology (sequentially, structurally, and functionally) to many forms of Rh protein (both erythroid and nonerythroid) found in animals and humans. New s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1796661?pdf=render |