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Cryo-EM structure of the fully-loaded asymmetric anthrax lethal toxin in its heptameric pre-pore state
Anthrax toxin is the major virulence factor secreted by Bacillus anthracis, causing high mortality in humans and other mammals. It consists of a membrane translocase, known as protective antigen (PA), that catalyzes the unfolding of its cytotoxic substrates lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF),...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7462287/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32810181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008530 |