Structures and general transport mechanisms by the major facilitator superfamily (MFS)

D Drew, RA North, K Nagarathinam… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest known superfamily of secondary active
transporters. MFS transporters are responsible for transporting a broad spectrum of …

Shared molecular mechanisms of membrane transporters

D Drew, O Boudker - Annual review of biochemistry, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The determination of the crystal structures of small-molecule transporters has shed light on
the conformational changes that take place during structural isomerization from outward-to …

Physiological functions of bacterial “multidrug” efflux pumps

PJF Henderson, C Maher, LDH Elbourne… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacterial multidrug efflux pumps have come to prominence in human and veterinary
pathogenesis because they help bacteria protect themselves against the antimicrobials …

[HTML][HTML] Structure, mechanism and cooperation of bacterial multidrug transporters

D Du, HW van Veen, S Murakami, KM Pos… - Current opinion in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Structure-based mechanisms are available for five major classes of multi-drug
transporters.•Three transporter classes form tripartite assemblies spanning the bacterial cell …

Multidrug efflux pumps of Gram-positive bacteria

BD Schindler, GW Kaatz - Drug Resistance Updates, 2016 - Elsevier
Gram-positive organisms are responsible for some of the most serious of human infections.
Resistance to front-line antimicrobial agents can complicate otherwise curative therapy …

Microbial resistance: The role of efflux pump superfamilies and their respective substrates

ÍR Garcia, FA de Oliveira Garcia, PS Pereira… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The microorganism resistance to antibiotics has become one of the most worrying issues for
science due to the difficulties related to clinical treatment and the rapid spread of diseases …

Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO): an old protein with new functions?

F Li, J Liu, N Liu, LA Kuhn, RM Garavito… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) was previously known as the peripheral
benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in eukaryotes, where it is mainly localized to the …

Targeting and insertion of membrane proteins

A Kuhn, HG Koch, RE Dalbey - EcoSal Plus, 2017 - journals.asm.org
The insertion and assembly of proteins into the inner membrane of bacteria are crucial for
many cellular processes, including cellular respiration, signal transduction, and ion and pH …

Biocide selective TolC-independent efflux pumps in Enterobacteriaceae

CJ Slipski, GG Zhanel, DC Bay - The Journal of membrane biology, 2018 - Springer
Bacterial resistance to biocides used as antiseptics, dyes, and disinfectants is a growing
concern in food preparation, agricultural, consumer manufacturing, and health care …

Structural and biophysical analysis of a Haemophilus influenzae tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporter

MJ Currie, JS Davies, M Scalise, A Gulati, JD Wright… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporters are secondary-active
transporters that receive their substrates via a soluble-binding protein to move bioorganic …