Sodium-coupled neurotransmitter transporters are essential for neurons to communicate. The high-resolution crystal structure of a bacterial relative hints at how this family of transporters works.
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Kanner, B. Intimate contact enables transport. Nature 437, 203–205 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/437203a
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