Molecular Binding Mechanism of TtgR Repressor to Antibiotics and Antimicrobials.

A disturbing phenomenon in contemporary medicine is the prevalence of multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. Efflux pumps contribute strongly to this antimicrobial drug resistance, which leads to the subsequent failure of clinical treatments. The TtgR protein of Pseudomonas putida is a HTH-type tr...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Fernandez-Escamilla, Gregorio Fernandez-Ballester, Bertrand Morel, Salvador Casares-Atienza, Juan Luis Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138469