Pore-forming protein toxins: From structure to function

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-142

  Parker, Michael W ^a   Feil, Susanne C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channels; Crystal structures; Cytolysins; Membrane insertion; Pore forming toxins

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN; TOXIN;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PORINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 9244241054     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.01.009     Document Type: Review

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