Pore formation by S. aureus α-toxin in liposomes and planar lipid bilayers: Effects of nonelectrolytes

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-45

  Bashford, C L ^a   Alder, G M ^a   Fulford, L G ^a   Korchev, Y E ^b,e   Kovacs, E ^c   MacKinnon, A ^a   Pederzolli, C ^d   Pasternak, C A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

(125I TID); 3 (trifluoromethyl) 3 (m 125I iodophenyl)diazirine; Divalent cations; Lipid membranes; Polyethyleneglycol; Protons; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; CALCIUM ION; DEXTRAN; LIPOSOME; MACROGOL; PROTON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION CURRENT; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DEXTRANS; ERYTHROCYTES; FLUORESCEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029947486     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900028     Document Type: Article

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