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Cholesterol stimulates the lytic activity of Adenylate Cyclase Toxin on lipid membranes by promoting toxin oligomerization and formation of pores with a greater effective size

Several toxins acting on animal cells present different, but specific, interactions with cholesterol. Bordetella pertussis infects the human respiratory tract and causes whooping cough, a highly contagious and resurgent disease. Its virulence factor adenylate cyclase toxin (ACT) plays an important r...

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Autores principales: González Bullón, David, Uribe, Kepa B., Amuategi, Jone, Martín, César, Ostolaza, Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9290974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34216517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.16107