Type: | Family | Name: | Histidine-histamine antiporter |
Description: | Members of this protein family are antiporters that exchange histidine with histamine, product of histidine decarboxylation. A system consisting of this protein, and a histidine decarboxylase encoded by an adjacent gene, creates decarboxylation/antiport proton-motive cycle that provides a transient resistance to acidic conditions []. | Short Name: | His_histam_anti |