The mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS) superfamily: not just mechanosensitive channels anymore.
A family of many talents: The mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS) superfamily of ion channels is composed of 15 unique subfamilies. Many of these subfamilies are predicted to be nonmechanosensitive and to have evolved to play critical roles in bacterial signal transduction.
Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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D019295:Computational Biology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D015398:Signal Transduction
D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D007473:Ion Channels; C469542:MscS protein, E coli