Structure and Function of SLC4 Family [Formula: see text] Transporters.
Structure and Function of SLC4 Family [Formula: see text] Transporters.
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SLC4 家族 HCO3- 转运蛋白的结构和功能
DOI:
10.3389/fphys.2015.00355
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Chen LM
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文献类型:
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作者:
Liu Y;Yang J;Chen LM
The solute carrier SLC4 family consists of 10 members, nine of which are transporters, including three Na+-independent Cl−/ exchangers AE1, AE2, and AE3, five Na+-coupled transporters NBCe1, NBCe2, NBCn1, NBCn2, and NDCBE, as well as “AE4” whose Na+-dependence remains controversial. The SLC4 transporters play critical roles in pH regulation and transepithelial movement of electrolytes with a broad range of demonstrated physiological relevances. Dysfunctions of these transporters are associated with a series of human diseases. During the past decades, tremendous amount of effort has been undertaken to investigate the topological organization of the SLC4 transporters in the plasma membrane. Based upon the proposed topology models, mutational and functional studies have identified important structural elements likely involved in the ion translocation by the SLC4 transporters. In the present article, we review the advances during the past decades in understanding the structure and function of the SLC4 transporters.