Induced conformational changes in the activation of the pseudomonas aeruginosa type III toxin, ExoU

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1335-1343

  Benson, Marc A ^a,b   Komas, Steven M ^a   Schmalzer, Katherine M ^a   Casey, Monika S ^a   Frank, Dara W ^a   Feix, Jimmy B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PHOS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79953903080     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.056     Document Type: Article

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