Substrate-induced conformational changes in the transmembrane segments of human P-glycoprotein. Direct evidence for the substrate-induced fit mechanism for drug binding.

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The human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) is quite promiscuous in that it can transport a broad range of structurally diverse compounds out of the cell. We hypothesized that the transmembrane (TM) segments that constitute the drug-binding site are quite mobile such that drug binding occurs through a "substrate-induced fit" mechanism. Here, we used cysteine-scanning mutagenesis and oxidative...

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