Manipulating the Lewis antigen specificity of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin lectinolysin
The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) attack cells by punching large holes in their membranes. Lectinolysin from Streptococcus mitis is unique among CDCs due to the presence of an N-terminal lectin domain that enhances the pore-forming activity of the toxin. We recently determined the crystal...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500998/ |