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Published on: September 28, 2018
May the proton motive force be with you: A plant transporter review
Camilla Gottlieb Andersen1, Laust Bavnhøj2, Bjørn Panyella Pedersen1
1Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
Abstract:
As our ecosystems experience challenges associated with climate change, an improved understanding of the fundamental biochemical processes governing plant physiology is needed. Strikingly, current structural information on plant membrane transporters is severely limited compared to other kingdoms of life, with only 18 unique structures in total. To advance future breakthroughs and insight in plant cell molecular biology, structural knowledge of membrane transporters is indispensable. This review summarizes the current status of structural knowledge in the plant membrane transporter field. Plants utilize the proton motive force (PMF) to drive secondary active transport. We discuss the PMF, how it relates to secondary active transport and provide a classification of PMF driven secondary active transport, discussing recently published structures of symporters, antiporters, and uniporters from plants.
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