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Diversity and novel mutations in membrane transporters of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Briefings in functional genomics - 13 Apr 2023
Khan Muhammad Tahir, Khan Taj Ali, Ahmad Irshad, Muhammad Shabbir, Wei Dong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), encodes a family of membrane proteins belonging to Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division (RND) permeases also called multidrug resistance pumps. Mycobacterial membrane protein Large (MmpL) transporters represent a subclass of RND transporters known to participate in exporting of lipid components across the cell envelope. These proteins...
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