Pore-forming toxins

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 832-844

  Gilbert, R J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol binding; Cryo electron microscopy; Membrane structure and dynamics; Perfringolysin; Pneumolysin; Pore forming toxin; Streptolysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CELL PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL BINDING TOXIN; CYTOLYSIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERIZATION; POROSITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PORINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036285870     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-002-8471-1     Document Type: Review

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