Structure of MdfA (IMAGE)

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Structure of MdfA

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The protein MdfA is located in the cell membrane of E. coli. During the structural transformation of one structure into the other (and back), the antibiotic is pumped out of the cell.

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Milton Stubbs

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