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H⁺-stimulated, divalent metal cation uptake system, MntH of 436 aas and 11 TMSs. The x-ray structure has been determined, revealing the probable ion translocation pathway (Bozzi et al. 2016). Metal ion and proton may enter the transporter via the same external pathway to the ir binding sites, but they follow separate routes to the cytoplasm, which could facilitate the co-transport of two cationic species (Bozzi et al. 2019). The results illustrate the flexibility of the LeuT fold to support a broad range of substrate transport and conformational change mechanisms. Transmembrane helix 6b links proton- and metal-release pathways and drives conformational changes (Bozzi et al. 2019).