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Ion transporter superfamily

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Identifiers
SymbolIT
Pfam clanCL0182
ECOD3355.1.1
OPM superfamily272
OPM protein4r1i

The ion transporter (IT) superfamily is a superfamily of secondary carriers that transport charged substrates.[1][2]

Families

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As of early 2016, the currently recognized and functionally defined families that make up the IT superfamily include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Prakash S, Cooper G, Singhi S, Saier MH (December 2003). "The ion transporter superfamily". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1618 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2003.10.010. PMID 14643936.
  2. ^ Chen JS, Reddy V, Chen JH, Shlykov MA, Zheng WH, Cho J, Yen MR, Saier MH (2011-01-01). "Phylogenetic characterization of transport protein superfamilies: superiority of SuperfamilyTree programs over those based on multiple alignments". Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 21 (3–4): 83–96. doi:10.1159/000334611. PMC 3290041. PMID 22286036.