Structure of ATP synthase from ESKAPE pathogen .

The global spread of multidrug-resistant infections urgently calls for the identification of novel drug targets. We solved the electron cryo-microscopy structure of the FF-adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) synthase from in three distinct conformational states. The nucleotide-converting F subcomplex reveals a specific self-inhibition mechanism, which supports a unidirectional ratchet mechanism to avoid wasteful ATP consumption.