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Crystal Structure of the Human Rhesus Glycoprotein RhCGCrystal Structure of the Human Rhesus Glycoprotein RhCG
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FunctionRHCG_HUMAN Functions as an electroneutral and bidirectional ammonium transporter. May regulate transepithelial ammonia secretion.[1] [2] [3] [4] Evolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedIn humans, NH(3) transport across cell membranes is facilitated by the Rh (rhesus) family of proteins. Human Rh C glycoprotein (RhCG) forms a trimeric complex that plays an essential role in ammonia excretion and renal pH regulation. The X-ray crystallographic structure of human RhCG, determined at 2.1 A resolution, reveals the mechanism of ammonia transport. Each monomer contains 12 transmembrane helices, one more than in the bacterial homologs. Reconstituted into proteoliposomes, RhCG conducts NH(3) to raise internal pH. Models of the erythrocyte Rh complex based on our RhCG structure suggest that the erythrocytic Rh complex is composed of stochastically assembled heterotrimers of RhAG, RhD, and RhCE. Function of human Rh based on structure of RhCG at 2.1 A.,Gruswitz F, Chaudhary S, Ho JD, Schlessinger A, Pezeshki B, Ho CM, Sali A, Westhoff CM, Stroud RM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 May 25;107(21):9638-43. Epub 2010 May 10. PMID:20457942[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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