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A critical role of a carboxylate in proton conduction by the ATP-binding cassette multidrug transporter LmrA.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Oct 2005
Shilling Richard, Federici Luca, Walas Fabien, Venter Henrietta, Velamakanni Saroj, Woebking Barbara, Balakrishnan Lekshmy, Luisi Ben, van Veen Hendrik W
Abstract excerpt
The ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter LmrA from the bacterium Lactococcus lactis is a homolog of the human multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), the activity of which impairs the efficacy of chemotherapy. In a previous study, LmrA was shown to mediate ethidium efflux by an ATP-dependent proton-ethidium symport reaction in which the carboxylate E314 is critical. The functional importance of this key...
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