The solution structure and oligomerization behavior of two bacterial toxins: Pneumolysin and perfringolysin O

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 540-552

  Solovyova, Alexandra S ^a,b   Nöllmann, Marcelo ^a   Mitchell, Timothy J ^a   Byron, Olwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS OF CRYOBIOLOGY AND CRYOMEDICINE   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TOXIN; PNEUMOLYSIN; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 3042855150     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.039974     Document Type: Article

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