Structural highlights
Function
SWEET_ECOU3 The homodimer mediates transmembrane sugar transport down a concentration gradient. Transport is probably effected by rocking-type movements, where a cargo-binding cavity opens first on one and then on the other side of the membrane.[1]
References
- ↑ Lee Y, Nishizawa T, Yamashita K, Ishitani R, Nureki O. Structural basis for the facilitative diffusion mechanism by SemiSWEET transporter. Nat Commun. 2015 Jan 19;6:6112. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7112. PMID:25598322 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7112