Trapping a translocating protein within the anthrax toxin channel: Implications for the secondary structure of permeating proteins

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-356

  Basilio, Daniel ^a   Jennings Antipov, Laura D ^b,c   Jakes, Karen S ^a   Finkelstein, Alan ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Silver Creek Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BIOTIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOTIN; LIPID BILAYERS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 79955650637     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201010578     Document Type: Article

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