Structure of the formate transporter FocA reveals a pentameric aquaporin-like channel.

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Published in Nature on November 26, 2009

Authors

Yi Wang1, Yongjian Huang, Jiawei Wang, Chao Cheng, Weijiao Huang, Peilong Lu, Ya-Nan Xu, Pengye Wang, Nieng Yan, Yigong Shi

Author Affiliations

1: Ministry of Education Protein Science Laboratory, Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences and School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

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