Dihydrostreptomycin Directly Binds to, Modulates, and Passes through the MscL Channel Pore.

The primary mechanism of action of the antibiotic dihydrostreptomycin is binding to and modifying the function of the bacterial ribosome, thus leading to decreased and aberrant translation of proteins; however, the routes by which it enters the bacterial cell are largely unknown. The mechanosensitiv...

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Main Authors: Robin Wray, Irene Iscla, Ya Gao, Hua Li, Junmei Wang, Paul Blount
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002473