Proteins that pump a wide range of toxic compounds out of cells are ubiquitous in nature, but crystal structures for one family of these transporters have remained elusive. Until now. See Letter p.991
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van Veen, H. Last of the multidrug transporters. Nature 467, 926–927 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467926a
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