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MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS

A (Fab)ulous tool to block efflux

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The cryo-electron microscopy structure of a fluoroquinolone efflux transporter, NorA, in complex with an antibody fragment provides a new strategy whereby peptide inhibitors derived from antibody loops could be used to block antibiotic efflux in a drug-resistant superbug.

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Fig. 1: Cryo-EM structure of NorA bound to an antibody fragment.

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