Distinction between Pore Assembly by Staphylococcal α-Toxin versus Leukotoxins

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...

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Main Authors: Olivier Joubert, Joëlle Voegelin, Valérie Guillet, Samuel Tranier, Sandra Werner, Didier A. Colin, Mauro Dalla Serra, Daniel Keller, Henri Monteil, Lionel Mourey, Gilles Prévost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/25935

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