Type: | Family | Name: | Potassium uptake protein, low affinity, Kup |
Description: | This entry represents the low affinity potassium transport system Kup family of proteins. These proteins are involved in the uptake of K+ ions under hyper-osmotic stress at low pH []. Kup proteins are composed of two domains--an integral membrane domain that has 12 putative trans-membrane sections and a hydrophilic C-terminal domain. | Short Name: | K+_uptake_low_affin |