Proteoliposome scheme (IMAGE)

University of Oklahoma

Proteoliposome scheme

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MmpL3 is the major target for discovery of new anti-tuberculosis drugs. Zgurskaya and co-authors isolated this target from bacterial cells and reconstituted it in artificial membranes. This creates a powerful tool to characterize and develop new drugs.

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Helen Zgurskaya

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