Structural and functional characterization of the nitrite channel NirC from Salmonella typhimurium.
Lu, W., Schwarzer, N.J., Du, J., Gerbig-Smentek, E., Andrade, S.L., Einsle, O.(2012) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 18395-18400
- PubMed: 23090993 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210793109
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4FC4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Nitrite (NO(2)(-)) is a central intermediate in the nitrogen metabolism of microorganisms and plants, and is used as a cytotoxin by macrophages as part of the innate immune response. The bacterial membrane protein NirC acts as a specific channel to facilitate the transport of nitrite anions across lipid bilayers for cytoplasmic detoxification ...