The outward shift of clarithromycin binding to the ribosome in mutant Helicobacter pylori strains.
Najmeh SalehiBahareh AttaranFatemeh Zare-MirakabadBahareh GhadiriMaryam EsmaeiliMohadeseh ShakaramMohammad TashakoripourMahmoud Eshagh HosseiniMarjan MohammadiPublished in: Helicobacter (2020)
Our data suggest that, in mutant H pylori strains, once the nucleotides at positions 2142 and 2587 are detached from the drug, CLA interacts with and is peeled back by the L4 accessory protein, removing the drug-imposed spatial restriction of the NPET.