Thermodynamic properties of the effector domains of MARTX toxins suggest their unfolding for translocation across the host membrane

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1056-1071

  Kudryashova, Elena ^a   Heisler, David ^a   Zywiec, Andrew ^a   Kudryashov, Dmitri S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MULTIFUNCTIONAL AUTOPROCESSING REPEAT IN TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84901406586     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12615     Document Type: Article

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