TUSC3 transports Mg2+ from extracellular region to cytosol

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R-HSA-5339528
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
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Magnesium (Mg2+) is required for the catalytic activity of numerous metalloenzymes within a variety of subcellular organelles. Tumor suppressor candidate 3 (TUSC3) is expressed in most non-lymphoid cells and tissues and is an essential protein in Mg2+ uptake into cells (Zhou & Clapham 2009).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
19717468 Mammalian MagT1 and TUSC3 are required for cellular magnesium uptake and vertebrate embryonic development

Zhou, H, Clapham, DE

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2009
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magnesium ion transmembrane transporter activity of TUSC3(1-348) [plasma membrane]

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Rhea
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