The carboxy-terminal C2-like domain of the α-toxin from Clostridium perfringens mediates calcium-dependent membrane recognition

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 867-876

  Guillouard, Isabelle ^a   Alzari, Pedro M ^a   Saliou, Bernard ^a   Cole, Stewart T ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOXIN; CALCIUM ION; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; ALPHA TOXIN, CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROLINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP;

CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROLINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SHEEP; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

EID: 0030608656     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6161993.x     Document Type: Article

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