Protein shuttling mechanism helps bacteria pump out antibiotics

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Feb 12, 2025, 1:05 pm79 pts
A Cornell University-led collaboration has uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide spectrum of antibiotics along with other physiological substrates from the cell.

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