Structures and general transport mechanisms by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS)

D Drew, RA North, K Nagarathinam… - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active
transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of …

[HTML][HTML] The concept of folic acid in health and disease

Y Shulpekova, V Nechaev, S Kardasheva, A Sedova… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Folates have a pterine core structure and high metabolic activity due to their ability to accept
electrons and react with O-, S-, N-, C-bounds. Folates play a role as cofactors in essential …

A broad-spectrum antibiotic adjuvant reverses multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens

M Song, Y Liu, X Huang, S Ding, Y Wang, J Shen… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
The rapid emergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens
pose a serious threat to global healthcare. One particular concern is the carbapenem …

Structure, assembly, and function of tripartite efflux and type 1 secretion systems in gram-negative bacteria

I Alav, J Kobylka, MS Kuth, KM Pos, M Picard… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

Organic cation transporters in health and disease

H Koepsell - Pharmacological reviews, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The organic cation transporters (OCTs) OCT1, OCT2, OCT3, novel OCT (OCTN) 1, OCTN2,
multidrug and toxin exclusion (MATE) 1, and MATE kidney-specific 2 are polyspecific …

A call for systematic research on solute carriers

A Cesar-Razquin, B Snijder, T Frappier-Brinton… - Cell, 2015‏ - cell.com
Solute carrier (SLC) membrane transport proteins control essential physiological functions,
including nutrient uptake, ion transport, and waste removal. SLCs interact with several …

The SLC2 (GLUT) family of membrane transporters

M Mueckler, B Thorens - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2013‏ - Elsevier
GLUT proteins are encoded by the SLC2 genes and are members of the major facilitator
superfamily of membrane transporters. Fourteen GLUT proteins are expressed in the human …

Understanding transport by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS): structures pave the way

EM Quistgaard, C Löw, F Guettou… - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Members of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) of transport proteins are essential for the
movement of a wide range of substrates across biomembranes. As this transport requires a …

Kidney glycolysis serves as a mammalian phosphate sensor that maintains phosphate homeostasis

W Zhou, P Simic, IY Zhou, P Caravan, XV Parada… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2023‏ - jci.org
How phosphate levels are detected in mammals is unknown. The bone-derived hormone
fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) lowers blood phosphate levels by reducing kidney …

Shared molecular mechanisms of membrane transporters

D Drew, O Boudker - Annual review of biochemistry, 2016‏ - annualreviews.org
The determination of the crystal structures of small-molecule transporters has shed light on
the conformational changes that take place during structural isomerization from outward-to …