Functional relevance of AcrB Trimerization in pump assembly and substrate binding.

AcrB is a multidrug transporter in the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. It is an obligate homotrimer and forms a tripartite efflux complex with AcrA and TolC. AcrB is the engine of the efflux machinery and determines substrate specificity. Active efflux depends on several functional features incl...

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Main Authors: Wei Lu, Meng Zhong, Qian Chai, Zhaoshuai Wang, Linliang Yu, Yinan Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3925222?pdf=render