Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2047570 | FEBS Letters | 2015 | 13 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Olga Kolaj-Robin, David Russell, Kevin A. Hayes, J. Tony Pembroke, Tewfik Soulimane,