Publikationsdatum:
2012-11-08
Beschreibung:
Many toxins assemble into oligomers on the surface of cells. Local chemical cues signal and trigger critical rearrangements of the oligomer, inducing the formation of a membrane-fused or channel state. Bacillus anthracis secretes two virulence factors: a tripartite toxin and a poly-γ-d-glutamic acid capsule (γ-DPGA). The toxin’s channel-forming component, protective...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Digitale ISSN:
1091-6490
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
,
Allgemeine Naturwissenschaft
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