Trojan horse or proton force: Finding the right partner(s) for toxin translocation

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 63-71

  Trujillo, Carolina ^a   Ratts, Ryan ^a   Tamayo, Alfred ^a   Harrison, Robert ^a   Murphy, John R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacterial protein toxins; Botulinum neurotoxin; Cytosolic translocation factor complex; DAB389IL 2; Diphtheria toxin; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; HUMANS; NEUROTOXINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 33747190355     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033924     Document Type: Review

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