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Real Time Measurements of Membrane Protein:Receptor Interactions Using Surface Plasmon Resonance SPR
Published on: November 29, 2014
Role of ABCG transporters in modulation of symbiotic interactions
1Katedra Biochemii i Biotechnologii, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu. karolina.jarzyniak@up.poznan.pl.
Abstract:
ABC proteins, which include ABCG transporters, form one of the largest and most evolutionarily conserved protein families found in all systematic groups. Their function is associated with the active transport of several structurally and functionally unrelated compounds across cell membranes. All members of this protein family have a characteristic domain organization, which quantity and orientation determine their division and classification into subfamilies. ABCGs are recognized as being crucial for plant development as well as interactions with the environment. However, researchers have only just begun to discover the role of ABCG transporters as important modulators of symbioses.
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