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Substrate Specificity Checkpoints of the Multidrug Efflux Pump MexF from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
ACS infectious diseases - 13 Feb 2026
Uddin Muhammad R, Gervasoni Silvia, Malloci Giuliano, Ruggerone Paolo, Zgurskaya Helen I
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Multidrug efflux pumps of the resistance-nodulation-division (RND) superfamily are major contributors to antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among these, the MexEF-OprN system, when overproduced in clinical isolates, confers resistance to fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim, and chloramphenicol. The inner-membrane RND transporter MexF in this complex exhibits a relatively narrow substrate specificity and...
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