Membrane translocation by anthrax toxin

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-422

  Collier, R John ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian ratchet; Planar bilayer; Proton gradient

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CHAPERONIN; PHENYLALANINE;

ACIDITY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOSOL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HOST CELL; LETHAL GENE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOCYTOSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 70350708307     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2009.06.003     Document Type: Review

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