Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Structure and function relationship of OqxB efflux pump from Klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Nagakumar Bharatham,
  • Purnendu Bhowmik,
  • Maho Aoki,
  • Ui Okada,
  • Sreevalli Sharma,
  • Eiki Yamashita,
  • Anirudh P. Shanbhag,
  • Sreenath Rajagopal,
  • Teby Thomas,
  • Maitrayee Sarma,
  • Riya Narjari,
  • Savitha Nagaraj,
  • Vasanthi Ramachandran,
  • Nainesh Katagihallimath,
  • Santanu Datta,
  • Satoshi Murakami

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25679-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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OqxB is an RND (Resistance-Nodulation-Division) transporter that contributes to the antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Here, the authors report structural and functional characterization of OqxB, with insights into its substrate binding pocket and the role in fluoroquinolone resistance.