Gating at both ends and breathing in the middle: conformational dynamics of TolC.

Drug extrusion via efflux through a tripartite complex (an inner membrane pump, an outer membrane protein, and a periplasmic protein) is a widely used mechanism in Gram-negative bacteria. The outer membrane protein (TolC in Escherichia coli; OprM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa) forms a tunnel-like pore t...

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Main Authors: Vaccaro, L, Scott, K, Sansom, MS
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008