The atomic structures of the first members of the Amt/MEP/Rh family show that they are 11-crossing membrane proteins that form trimers in the membrane. Each monomer supports a hydrophobic channel that conducts NH(3) but not any water or ions. The reprotonation of NH(3) on the receiving side raises the pH on that side in the absence of metabolism of NH(3), and there is no transfer of protons through the protein.
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