Magnesium articles within Nature Communications

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    | Open Access

    CNNM/CorB proteins are a conserved family of membrane proteins associated with Mg2+ transport. Here, structures of an archaeal CorB protein in apo state and with Mg2+-ATP bound and accompanying biophysical experiments suggest direct Mg2+ transport by CorB proteins.

    • Yu Seby Chen
    • , Guennadi Kozlov
    •  & Kalle Gehring
  • Article
    | Open Access

    Mobile group II introns function as ribozymes to splice and reinsert themselves into DNA, thereby colonizing new genomic regions. Here the authors use single-molecule FRET and molecular dynamics simulations to reveal a structural link between metal ion induced kinetic heterogeneity and the sugar puckers at the exon-intron binding interface.

    • Fabio D. Steffen
    • , Mokrane Khier
    •  & Roland K. O. Sigel
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    | Open Access

    Magnesium is an essential element of the diet and is a cofactor for many enzymes. In this study, the channel kinase TRPM7 is shown to be essential for magnesium homeostasis, and heterozygous mice lacking the kinase domain show a defect in absorption of magnesium from the diet.

    • Lillia V. Ryazanova
    • , Lusliany J. Rondon
    •  & Alexey G. Ryazanov