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Expression, activity and cytotoxicity of pertussis toxin S1 subunit in transfected mammalian cells.
Cellular microbiology - 1 Jan 2001
Castro M G, McNamara U, Carbonetti N H
Abstract excerpt
Pertussis toxin (PT) comprises an active subunit (S1), which ADP-ribosylates the alpha subunit of several mammalian G proteins, and the B oligomer (S2-S5), which binds glycoconjugate receptors on cells. In a previous report, expression of S1 in Cos cells resulted in no observable cytotoxicity, and it was hypothesized that either S1 failed to locate its target proteins or the B oligomer was also necessary for...
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