Multiple entry pathways within the efflux transporter AcrB contribute to multidrug recognition

Multidrug transporters possess several drug binding sites. Here the authors describe a transport path specific for planar aromatic cations in the E. coli multi-drug transporter AcrB.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martijn Zwama, Seiji Yamasaki, Ryosuke Nakashima, Keisuke Sakurai, Kunihiko Nishino, Akihito Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02493-1