The ABCs of trans(porter) inhibition.
Transporter proteins mediate the import of nutrients and the export of toxins across biological membranes. A new crystal structure of a bacterial ABC transporter reveals an unexpected mechanism for transporter inhibition by its transported substrate.
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D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D001692:Biological Transport; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C045951:tungstate