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Functional analysis of the human NRAMP family expressed in fission yeast.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Nov 1999
Tabuchi M, Yoshida T, Takegawa K, Kishi F
Abstract excerpt
The Bcg/Ity/Lsh locus in the mouse genome regulates macrophage activation for antimicrobial activity against intracellular pathogens, and the positional cloning of this locus identified the Nramp1 (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein) gene. Nramp2 was initially isolated as a homologue of Nramp1. Recently, the rat divalent metal transporter DMT1 was identified electrophysiologically, and was found to...
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