Lethal factor of anthrax toxin binds monomeric form of protective antigen

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 360, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 690-695

  Chvyrkova, Irina ^a   Zhang, Xuejun C ^a   Terzyan, Simon ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax toxin; Lethal factor; Monomers; Protective antigen

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; ANTIGEN; MONOMER; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL SURFACE; COMPLEX FORMATION; HOST CELL; LETHAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 34447259610     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.124     Document Type: Article

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