Penetrating insights into pore formation

F. M. Hughson

doi:10.1038/nsb0297-89

Penetrating insights into pore formation

F. M. Hughson

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Two recent crystal structures show channel-forming bacterial toxins as soluble monomers (colicin Ia) or transmembrane pores (α-haemolysin). Together with other data, these structures imply that toxin activity requires dramatic conformational changes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	89-92
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Structural Biology
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0297-89
State	Published - 1997

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Genetics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry

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