PoxtA confers resistance to ribosome-targeting oxazolidinone (linezolid) and chloramphenicol antibiotics. Here, Crowe-McAuliffe et al. provide structural insights into how binding of PoxtA to the ribosome indirectly promotes drug dissociation.
- Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe
- Victoriia Murina
- Vasili Hauryliuk