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Anti-parallel membrane topology of a homo-dimeric multidrug transporter, EmrE.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Nov 2007
Nara Toshifumi, Kouyama Tomoko, Kurata Yuko, Kikukawa Takashi, Miyauchi Seiji, Kamo Naoki
Abstract excerpt
EmrE in Escherichia coli belongs to the small multidrug resistance (SMR) transporter family. It functions as a homo-dimer, but the orientation of the two monomers in the membrane (membrane topology) is under debate. We expressed various single-cysteine EmrE mutants in E. coli cells lacking a major efflux transporter. Efflux from cells expressing the P55C or T56C mutant was blocked by the external application of...
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