Elucidation of the ion transport mechanisms in CorA, a divalent cation transporter.

• Main Author: Nurhuda Nordin.
• Other Authors: Jaume Torres
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54951
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Both Mg2+ and Co2+ are essential ions for organisms, without which pathophysiological effects would occur. A transporter ensures that these ions are kept at a desired concentration within cells and organisms. CorA, which mediates the transport of both Mg2+ and Co2+, is one of the most abundant of su...