Magnesium, the second most abundant cellular cation after potassium, is essential to
regulate numerous cellular functions and enzymes, including ion channels, metabolic …

The field of mitochondrial ion channels has recently seen substantial progress, including the
molecular identification of some of the channels. An integrative approach using genetics …

Mg 2+ is the most abundant divalent cation in metazoans and an essential cofactor for ATP,
nucleic acids, and countless metabolic enzymes. To understand how the spatio-temporal …

Abstract Mitochondrial RNA splicing 2 (Mrs2), a eukaryotic CorA ortholog, enables Mg2+ to
permeate the inner mitochondrial membrane and plays an important role in mitochondrial …

Multidrug transporters of the ABC family facilitate the export of diverse cytotoxic drugs across
cell membranes. This is clinically relevant, as tumour cells may become resistant to agents …

The maintenance of Mg 2+ homeostasis in the plant is essential for viability. This review
describes Mg 2+ functions and balancing in plants, with special focus on the existing …

TRPM7 is a polypeptide with intrinsic ion channel and protein kinase domains whose
targeted deletion causes cells to experience growth arrest within 24 hr and eventually die …

Organisms must maintain physiological levels of Mg2+ because this divalent cation is critical
for the stabilization of membranes and ribosomes, for the neutralization of nucleic acids, and …

Abstract Magnesium (Mg2+) is the most prevalent divalent intracellular cation. As co-factor in
many enzymatic reactions, Mg2+ is essential for protein synthesis, energy production, and …

Magnesium is pivotal for activating a large number of enzymes; hence, magnesium plays an
important role in numerous physiological and biochemical processes affecting plant growth …