Journal article
ABC-F Proteins Mediate Antibiotic Resistance through Ribosomal Protection
Liam KR Sharkey, Thomas A Edwards, Alex J O'Neill
MBIO | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2016
Abstract
Members of the ABC-F subfamily of ATP-binding cassette proteins mediate resistance to a broad array of clinically important antibiotic classes that target the ribosome of Gram-positive pathogens. The mechanism by which these proteins act has been a subject of long-standing controversy, with two competing hypotheses each having gained considerable support: antibiotic efflux versus ribosomal protection. Here, we report on studies employing a combination of bacteriological and biochemical techniques to unravel the mechanism of resistance of these proteins, and provide several lines of evidence that together offer clear support to the ribosomal protection hypothesis. Of particular note, we show ..
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Awarded by BBSRC-DTG studentship
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by BBSRC-DTG studentship BB/F016603/1 awarded to the University of Leeds. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.