Role of bacterial efflux pumps in antibiotic resistance, virulence, and strategies to discover novel efflux pump inhibitors

A Gaurav, P Bakht, M Saini, S Pandey… - …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
The problem of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has reached a crisis level.
The treatment options against infections caused by multiple drug-resistant bacteria are …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Structure, assembly, and function of tripartite efflux and type 1 secretion systems in gram-negative bacteria

I Alav, J Kobylka, MS Kuth, KM Pos, M Picard… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative
organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form …

Multidrug efflux pumps: structure, function and regulation

D Du, X Wang-Kan, A Neuberger… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Infections arising from multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria are spreading rapidly
throughout the world and threaten to become untreatable. The origins of resistance are …

Function and inhibitory mechanisms of multidrug efflux pumps

K Nishino, S Yamasaki, R Nakashima… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multidrug efflux pumps are inner membrane transporters that export multiple antibiotics from
the inside to the outside of bacterial cells, contributing to bacterial multidrug resistance …

Translating eco-evolutionary biology into therapy to tackle antibiotic resistance

F Sanz-García, T Gil-Gil, P Laborda, P Blanco… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the most important public health problems. The
golden age of antibiotic discovery ended decades ago, and new approaches are urgently …

Discovery and development of new antibacterial drugs: learning from experience?

N Jackson, L Czaplewski… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic (antibacterial) resistance is a serious global problem and the need for new
treatments is urgent. The current antibiotic discovery model is not delivering new agents at a …

The role and mechanism of quorum sensing on environmental antimicrobial resistance

M Wang, Y Lian, Y Wang, L Zhu - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
As more environmental contaminants emerging, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) have caused a substantial increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in …

AcrAB− TolC, a major efflux pump in Gram negative bacteria: Toward understanding its operation mechanism

S Jang - BMB reports, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a silent pandemic that kills millions worldwide. Although the
development of new therapeutic agents against antibiotic resistance is in urgent demand …

Extending the potency and lifespan of antibiotics: inhibitors of gram-negative bacterial efflux pumps

M Duffey, RP Jumde, RMA da Costa… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Efflux is a natural process found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that removes a
diverse range of substrates from inside to outside. Many antibiotics are substrates of …