Binding of N-terminal fragments of anthrax edema factor (EFN) and lethal factor (LFN) to the protective antigen pore

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1436-1443

  Leuber, Michael ^a   Kronhardt, Angelika ^a   Tonello, Fiorella ^b   Molin, Federica Dal ^b   Benz, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthrax toxin; Edema factor; Lethal factor; Lipid bilayer; N terminal fragment; PA channel

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX EDEMA FACTOR; ANTHRAX LETHAL FACTOR; ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CIS ISOMER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IONIC STRENGTH; LETHAL GENE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 43649108790     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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