Distinction between Pore Assembly by Staphylococcal α-Toxin versus Leukotoxins
The staphylococcal bipartite leukotoxins and the homoheptameric α-toxin belong to the same family of β-barrel pore-forming toxins despite slight differences. In the α-toxin pore, the N-terminal extremity of each protomer interacts as a deployed latch with two consecutive protomers in the vicinity of...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2007-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/25935 |