Mg+2 transporter MRS2L, mitochondrial (MRS2-like protein, MRS2L, HPT, MRS2)

Function

• Mg+2 transporter
• may mediate influx of Mg+2 into the mitochondrial matrix

Structure

• belongs to the corA metal ion transporter (MIT) (TC 1.A.35) family

Compartment

mitochondrial inner membrane

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Notes

• complements a deletion of MRS2 in S.cerevisiae & partly restores mitochondrial Mg+2 concentrations

More general terms

• transmembrane 2e protein
• mitochondrial membrane protein
• carrier protein (transporter)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9HD23.html