Structure of the Iron Transport-Protein (IMAGE)

University of Zurich

Structure of the Iron Transport-Protein

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This shows the structure of the iron transport-protein. The view is from within the membrane (indicated by black lines). A zoom into the iron binding-site (right) shows the interaction of the bound ion with conserved amino-acids. The methionine that is key for the ion selectivity is labelled (Met).

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