<em>E. coli</em> Transporter (IMAGE)

New York University

<em>E. coli</em> Transporter

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Schematic showing the two protein subunits (blue and green) of a simple transporter in E. coli changing the direction of its opening so it can pump a toxic compound (orange) across the cell's membrane (grey).

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Nathaniel Traaseth and Ampon Sae Her (CC BY 4.0)

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