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Mutation-Induced Population Shift in the MexR Conformational Ensemble Disengages DNA Binding: A Novel Mechanism for MarR Family Derepression.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 2 Aug 2016
Anandapadamanaban Madhanagopal, Pilstål Robert, Andresen Cecilia, Trewhella Jill, Moche Martin, Wallner Björn, Sunnerhagen Maria
Abstract excerpt
MexR is a repressor of the MexAB-OprM multidrug efflux pump operon of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, where DNA-binding impairing mutations lead to multidrug resistance (MDR). Surprisingly, the crystal structure of an MDR-conferring MexR mutant R21W (2.19 Å) presented here is closely similar to wild-type MexR. However, our extended analysis, by molecular dynamics and small-angle X-ray scattering, reveals that the...
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