The process in which (2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol (autoinducer AI-2) is transported across a membrane. AI-2 is produced by prokaryotes and is believed to play a role in quorum sensing.
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(2R,4S)-2-methyltetrahydrofuran-2,3,3,4-tetrol transmembrane transport; AI-2 transmembrane transport; autoinducer 2 transmembrane transport