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Nature 440, 833-837 (6 April 2006) | doi:10.1038/nature04642;

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Crystal structure of the CorA Mg2|[plus]| transporter

The magnesium ion, Mg2|[plus]|, is essential for myriad biochemical processes and remains the only major biological ion whose transport mechanisms remain unknown. The CorA family of magnesium transporters is the primary Mg2|[plus]| uptake system of most prokaryotes and a functional homologue of the eukaryotic mitochondrial magnesium transporter.

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