The IUBMB-endorsed transporter classification system.
We here describe the transporter classification (TC) system that provides a rational means of classifying all transmembrane transport systems found in living organisms. The availability of this system provides a framework for the use of bioinformatic technologies to answer fundamental questions about the functions, mechanisms, and evolutionary pathways taken for the appearance of these systems. Such advances are discussed.
Busch
Wolfgang
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Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0116, USA.
Saier
Milton H
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D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins