Structural basis for self-assembly of a cytolytic pore lined by protein and lipid

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Tanaka, Koji ^a   Caaveiro, Jose M M ^a   Morante, Koldo ^a,b   González Manãs, Juan Manuel ^b   Tsumoto, Kouhei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGACEATOXIN C; LIPID; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SEA ANEMONE TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COELENTERATE VENOM; HEMOLYTIC AGENT;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; LIPID; MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

CNIDARIAN VENOMS; HEMOLYTIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84923873558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7337     Document Type: Article

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