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Figure 5.
Figure 5: ABC exporter schematics.
Figure 5 : ABC exporter schematics. Unfortunately we are unable to provide accessible alternative text for this. If you require assistance to access this image, or to obtain a text description, please contact npg@nature.com-
a, Earlier cartoons depict two compact transporter halves (subunits) arranged side-by-side, suggesting separation during the transport cycle. The grey box indicates the location of the membrane. b, Schematic of Sav1866 in the observed, outward-facing conformation. The cartoon emphasizes the domain swapping and subunit twisting. Arrows indicate the release of bound drug into the extracellular space.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (2006, 443, 180-185) copyright 2006.