3-D P-glycoprotein (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

3-D P-glycoprotein

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Purple and blue helices, yellow ribbons and turquoise coils form the backbone skeletal structure of the human multi-drug resistance protein. A newly identified inhibitor binds to one of the pump’s two ATP binding sites (dark blue). In motion at http://bit.ly/Lncc6T.

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John Wise, SMU

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