Getting to grips with ammonium.
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23840933.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.01029 and PMC identifier 3699818.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
A fluorescent sensor that can monitor levels of extracellular ammonium has been made by using a fused green fluorescent protein to detect conformational changes in ammonium transport proteins.
Medical subject headings
- Ammonium Compounds
- Biosensing Techniques
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Receptors, Cell Surface