Molecular architecture and functional analysis of NetB, a pore-forming toxin from Clostridium perfringens

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 3512-3522

  Savva, Christos G ^a   Da Costa, Sérgio P Fernandes ^b   Bokori Brown, Monika ^b   Naylor, Claire E ^a   Cole, Ambrose R ^a   Moss, David S ^a   Titball, Richard W ^b   Basak, Ajit K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CLOSTRIDIUM;

BINDING POCKETS; BINDING SPECIFICITIES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROL MEASURES; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; NECROTIC ENTERITIS; PHOSPHOCHOLINE; PORE FORMING TOXINS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; CHOLESTEROL; CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN; NECROTIC ENTERITIS TOXIN B LIKE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOLUBILIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873319967     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.430223     Document Type: Article

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