Distribution and physiology of ABC-type transporters contributing to multidrug resistance in bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Membrane proteins responsible for the active efflux of structurally and functionally unrelated drugs were first characterized in higher eukaryotes. To date, a vast number of transporters contributing to multidrug resistance (MDR transporters) have been reported for a large variety of organisms. Predictions about the functions of genes in the growing number of sequenced genomes indicate that MDR transporters are ubiquitous in nature. The majority of described MDR transporters in bacteria use ion motive force, while only a few systems have been shown to rely on ATP hydrolysis. However, recent reports on MDR proteins from gram-positive organisms, as well as genome analysis, indicate that the role of ABC-type MDR transporters in bacterial drug resistance might be underestimated. Detailed struc

SUBMITTER: Lubelski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2168643 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature