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Glycolipid Binding Preferences of Shiga Toxin Variants

The major virulence factor of Shiga toxin producing E. coli, is Shiga toxin (Stx), an AB(5) toxin that consists of a ribosomal RNA-cleaving A-subunit surrounded by a pentamer of receptor-binding B subunits. The two major isoforms, Stx1 and Stx2, and Stx2 variants (Stx2a-h) significantly differ in to...

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Autores principales: Karve, Sayali S., Weiss, Alison A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24983355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101173