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Structure and mechanism of bacterial tripartite efflux pumps.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Luisi, Ben F 

Abstract

Efflux pumps are membrane proteins which contribute to multi-drug resistance. In Gram-negative bacteria, some of these pumps form complex tripartite assemblies in association with an outer membrane channel and a periplasmic membrane fusion protein. These tripartite machineries span both membranes and the periplasmic space, and they extrude from the bacterium chemically diverse toxic substrates. In this chapter, we summarise current understanding of the structural architecture, functionality, and regulation of tripartite multi-drug efflux assemblies.

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Keywords

Antibiotic resistance, Membrane proteins, Multi-drug efflux pumps, Tripartite assemblies, Bacterial Proteins, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Membrane Transport Proteins, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation

Journal Title

Res Microbiol

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Journal ISSN

0923-2508
1769-7123

Volume Title

169

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) (RPG0034/2013)
European Research Council (742210)
ERC