A PQ-loop protein Ypq2 is involved in the exchange of arginine and histidine across the vacuolar membrane of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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SUBMITTER: Kawano-Kawada M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6803629 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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