The 12-transmembrane helix transporters

被引:136
作者
Henderson, Peter J. F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leeds, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1016/0955-0674(93)90144-F
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
From the hydropathic profiles of their amino acid sequences many transport proteins are conceived to comprise 12-transmembrane alpha-helices. In only a few examples, however, is there genetical and/or biochemical evidence to support the 12-helix structure or illuminate the molecular mechanism of the transport process. A number of these transport proteins occur in evolutionarily related families, and sometimes superfamilies, indicating divergent evolution of the 12-helix structure. Other individual members or families of transport proteins are sufficiently different in amino acid sequence for their evolution to have taken place by convergence from independent ancestral origins.
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