Publications by authors named "Afonso Froes"
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- Scientists discovered a new type of nitrite reductase called YtfE, which has iron in it and helps with various functions in cells.
- YtfE increases nitrogen oxide (NO) production from nitrite, which can help protect the cells from stress.
- The studies showed that YtfE can change when nitrite is added, allowing it to release nitrogen oxide and be involved in protecting cells under stressful conditions.
Cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) proteins are a conserved family of divalent transition metal cation transporters. CDF proteins are usually composed of two domains: the transmembrane domain, in which the metal cations are transported through, and a regulatory cytoplasmic C-terminal domain (CTD). Each CDF protein transports either one specific metal or multiple metals from the cytoplasm, and it is not known whether the CTD takes an active regulatory role in metal recognition and discrimination during cation transport.
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