6baj

Structural highlights

Function

[ACRB_ECOLI] AcrAB is a drug efflux protein with a broad substrate specificity.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Murakami S, Nakashima R, Yamashita E, Matsumoto T, Yamaguchi A. Crystal structures of a multidrug transporter reveal a functionally rotating mechanism. Nature. 2006 Sep 14;443(7108):173-9. Epub 2006 Aug 16. PMID:16915237 doi:10.1038/nature05076
2. ↑ Seeger MA, Schiefner A, Eicher T, Verrey F, Diederichs K, Pos KM. Structural asymmetry of AcrB trimer suggests a peristaltic pump mechanism. Science. 2006 Sep 1;313(5791):1295-8. PMID:16946072 doi:313/5791/1295
3. ↑ Sennhauser G, Amstutz P, Briand C, Storchenegger O, Grutter MG. Drug export pathway of multidrug exporter AcrB revealed by DARPin inhibitors. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jan;5(1):e7. PMID:17194213 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050007