Structural biology:
#Mycobacteria use molecules called mycobactins to capture iron, then taken up by a membrane transporter
Gonda et al. show that mycobactin slides down a crevice at the transporter surface & goes across the membrane in a “credit card” mechanism
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55136-7
#Mycobacteria use molecules called mycobactins to capture iron, then taken up by a membrane transporter
Gonda et al. show that mycobactin slides down a crevice at the transporter surface & goes across the membrane in a “credit card” mechanism
🦠🧪
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55136-7
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