2drd

Crystal structure of a multidrug transporter reveal a functionally rotating mechanismCrystal structure of a multidrug transporter reveal a functionally rotating mechanism

2drd is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. The November 2007 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Multidrug Resistance Transporters by David S. Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2007_11. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.1Å
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Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

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

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ 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