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''Methanococcus janaschii'' sodium calcium exchanger (NCX_Mj) is a member of the NCX (sodium/calcium exchanger) family of proteins, expressed in the archaebacteria ''Methanococcus jannaschii''. NCX_Mj is a membrane protein capable of transporting calcium ions across the plasma membrane (PM) by utilizing the electrochemical gradient of sodium ions. In physiological conditions, it's function is most probably related to calcium homeostasis in the cell. NCX_Mj is to date, the only member of the NCX protein family which it's structure had been resolved, and only in the outward facing (OF) conformation. | ''Methanococcus janaschii'' sodium calcium exchanger (NCX_Mj) is a member of the NCX (sodium/calcium exchanger) family of proteins, expressed in the archaebacteria ''Methanococcus jannaschii''. NCX_Mj is a membrane protein capable of transporting calcium ions across the plasma membrane (PM) by utilizing the electrochemical gradient of sodium ions. In physiological conditions, it's function is most probably related to calcium homeostasis in the cell. NCX_Mj is to date, the only member of the NCX protein family which it's structure had been resolved, and only in the outward facing (OF) conformation. | ||