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Magnesium transporters E are a family of transmembrane eubacterial MgtE magnesium transporters. Related regions are found also in archaeal and eukaryotic proteins. They have sizes that vary considerably from 311 residues for the Methanococcus thermoautotrophicum protein, 463 residues for a Synechocystis homologue, and 513 residues for the human homologue, SLC41A1. These proteins are capable of transporting Mg and Co but not Ni. Multiple alignments contain two highly conserved aspartates that may be involved in cation binding.
Human transporters from this family are SLC41A1, SLC41A2 and SLC41A3.
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