A bacterial Rhesus transporter retunes a structurally conserved ammonium pore into a reversible nitrogen valve
Adriana Bizior, Mingyu Qin, Peter J. F. Henderson, Benjamin F Cooper, Daniel E. Larcombe, Paul A. Hoskisson, Georgia L. Isom, Leighton Pritchard, Syma Khalid, Arnaud Javelle
This study shows how a bacterial Rhesus transporter modifies a conserved ammonium pore to function as a reversible nitrogen valve through specific residue changes.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry