Abstract
Abstract The Cation Diffusion Facilitators (CDFs) form a family of membrane-bound proteins capable of transporting zinc and other heavy metal ions. Involved in metal tolerance/resistance by efflux of ions, CDF proteins share a two-modular architecture consisting of a transmembrane domain (TMD) and C-terminal domain (CTD) that protrudes into the cytoplasm. Discovery of a Zn2+ and Cd2+ CDF transporter from a marine bacterium Maricaulis maris that does not possess the CTD questions current perceptions regarding this family of proteins. This article describes a new, CTD-lacking subfamily of CDFs and our current knowledge about this family of proteins in the view of these findings.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 37102 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1283-1295 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 589 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 22 May 2015 |
Keywords
- Cation Diffusion Facilitator
- Maricaulis maris
- Membrane protein
- Zinc transporter