Single-molecule imaging of cooperative assembly of γ-hemolysin on erythrocyte membranes

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 4968-4979

  Nguyen, Vananh T ^a   Kamio, Yoshiyuki ^a   Higuchi, Hideo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association constants; Cell membranes; Oligomeric intermediates; Pore assembly; Single FRET

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAMMA HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN LUKF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0141530906     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg498     Document Type: Article

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