In biology, an ion transporter is a transmembrane protein that moves ions (or other small molecules) across a biological membrane to accomplish many different...

The ion transporter (IT) superfamily is a superfamily of secondary carriers that transport charged substrates. As of early 2016, the currently recognized...

(Grouped by Transporter Classification database categories) α-helical protein channels such as voltage-gated ion channel (VIC), ligand-gated ion channels(LGICs)...

Serotonin-reuptake transporters are dependent on both the concentration of potassium ion in the cytoplasm and the concentrations of sodium and chloride ions in the...

two distinctive features of ion channels that differentiate them from other types of ion transporter proteins: The rate of ion transport through the channel...

SLC10A3, SLC10A4, SLC10A5, SLC10A6, SLC10A7) proton coupled metal ion transporter (SLC11A1, SLC11A2) electroneutral cation-Cl cotransporter (SLC12A1...

accepted model for monoamine transporter function, sodium ions must bind to the extracellular domain of the transporter before dopamine can bind. Once...

Glucose transporters are a wide group of membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of glucose across the plasma membrane, a process known as facilitated...

The EAATs are membrane-bound secondary transporters that superficially resemble ion channels. These transporters play the important role of regulating...

member 2) gene. DMT1 represents a large family of orthologous metal ion transporter proteins that are highly conserved from bacteria to humans. As its...

The norepinephrine transporter (NET), also known as noradrenaline transporter (NAT), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the solute carrier family...

Zinc transporter proteins (Zrt), or simply zinc transporters, are membrane transport proteins of the solute carrier family which control the membrane...

ligand-gated ion channel family 1.A.10 Glutamate-gated ion channel family of neurotransmitter receptors 1.A.11 Ammonium channel transporter family 1.A.12...

glucose cotransporters (or sodium-glucose linked transporter, SGLT) are a family of glucose transporter found in the intestinal mucosa (enterocytes) of...

The high-affinity choline transporter (ChT) also known as solute carrier family 5 member 7 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the SLC5A7 gene....

carrier family 18 member 2 (SLC18A2) also known as vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC18A2 gene...

p-aminobenzoyl-glutamate transporter (AbgT) family (TC# 2.A.68) is a family of transporter proteins belonging to the ion transporter (IT) superfamily. The...

Khutoreskaya G, et al. (April 2006). "Crystal structure of the CorA Mg2+ transporter". Nature. 440 (7085): 833–7. Bibcode:2006Natur.440..833L. doi:10.1038/nature04642...

primarily an electromechanical transducer but pendrin is an ion transporter. Pendrin is an ion exchanger found in many types of cells in the body. High levels...

barrier to the movement of ions. Transmembrane proteins, also known as ion transporter or ion pump proteins, actively push ions across the membrane and establish...

Monocarboxylate transporter 1 is a ubiquitous protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A1 gene (also known as MCT1). It is a proton coupled monocarboxylate...

Magnesium transporters E (MgtE) are a family of transmembrane eubacterial MgtE magnesium transporters. Related regions are found also in archaeal and...

Ammonia transporters (TC# 1.A.11) are structurally related membrane transport proteins called Amt proteins (ammonia transporters) in bacteria and plants...

and Cl − ions. The ion concentration gradient generated by the plasma membrane Na+/K+ ATPase provides the driving force for the transporter-mediated monoamine...

not included. Both channels and pumps are ion transporters which move ions across membranes. Channels move ions quickly, through passive transport, down...

as an ion transporter can be measured. Observing ion transport, however, does not pin down ion channel as the mechanism. Any class of transporter can lead...

sodium, calcium, and chloride ions, which in turn result from functional activity of various ion channels, ion transporters, and exchangers. Conventionally...

is highly selective and regulated, with different transporters specific to different molecules or ions. Dysregulation of active transport can lead to various...

Organic Anion Transporter (OAT) Family (organic-anion-transporting polypeptides, OATP) are membrane transport proteins or 'transporters' that mediate...

GABA transporter 1 (GAT1) also known as sodium- and chloride-dependent GABA transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A1 gene and...