Activation of the edema factor of Bacillus anthracis by calmodulin: Evidence of an interplay between the EF-calmodulin interaction and calcium binding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2264-2272

  Laine, Elodie ^a   Martínez, Leandro ^a,b   Blondel, Arnaud ^a   Malliavin, Thérèse E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 77958451570     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.044     Document Type: Article

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