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A novel assembly process of the multicomponent xenobiotic efflux pump in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Nov 2002
Maseda Hideaki, Kitao Masataka, Eda Shima, Yoshihara Eisaku, Nakae Taiji
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The nfxC-type cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa show resistance to a wide range of structurally and functionally diverse antibiotics, which is a phenomenon that is mainly attributable to the expression of the MexEF-OprN xenobiotic transporter. The MexF, MexE and OprN subunits of this transporter are located on the inner membrane, the periplasm and the outer membrane, respectively, and are assumed to function as an...
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