Helicobacter pylori vacuolating toxin forms anion-selective channels in planar lipid bilayers: Possible implications for the mechanism of cellular vacuolation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1401-1409

  Tombola, Francesco ^a   Carlesso, Cristina ^a   Szabò, Ildikò ^a   De Bernard, Marina ^a   Reyrat, Jean Marc ^b   Telford, John L ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Montecucco, Cesare ^a   Papini, Emanuele ^a   Zoratti, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANION CHANNEL; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BARIUM ION; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE ION; GLUCONIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; PYRUVIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0032981962     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77301-7     Document Type: Article

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