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Conformational flexibility in the multidrug efflux system protein AcrA.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 1 Mar 2006
Mikolosko Jonathan, Bobyk Kostyantyn, Zgurskaya Helen I, Ghosh Partho
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Intrinsic resistance to multiple drugs in many gram-negative bacterial pathogens is conferred by resistance nodulation cell division efflux pumps, which are composed of three essential components as typified by the extensively characterized Escherichia coli AcrA-AcrB-TolC system. The inner membrane drug:proton antiporter AcrB and the outer membrane channel TolC export chemically diverse compounds out of the...
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