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. 2013 Dec 5;13:279. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-279

Table 4.

Numbers of Mxa transport proteins according to TC class and subclass

TC class a Class description No. of proteins TC subclass Subclass description No. of proteins
1
Channel/Pore
21
1.A
α-type channel
18
 
 
 
1.B
β-type porin
3
2
Secondary carrier
153
2.A
Porter (uniporter, symporter, antiporter)
153
3
Primary active transporter
146
3.A
P-P-bond hydrolysis-driven transporter
124
 
 
 
3.B
Decarboxylation-driven transporter
4
 
 
 
3.D
Oxidoreduction-driven transporter
18
4
Group translocator
7
4.A
Phosphotransfer-driven group translocator
2
 
 
 
4.C
Acyl CoA ligase-coupled transporter
5
5
Transmembrane electron carrier
10
5.A
Transmembrane 2-electron transfer carrier
10
8
Auxiliary transport proteinb
8
8.A
Auxiliary transport protein
8
9
Poorly defined system
10
9.A
Recognized transporter of unknown biochemical mechanism
10
Total   355     355

Detailed class and subclass descriptions can be found at http://www.tcdb.org.

a Transporter classes 6 and 7 have not been assigned in the TC system yet and therefore are not listed here.

b Auxiliary proteins facilitate transport via established transport systems and therefore are not counted as a separate system.