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Characterization of dominant-negative forms of anthrax protective antigen.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Yan Ming, Collier R John
Abstract excerpt
Certain mutations within the protective antigen (PA) moiety of anthrax toxin endow the protein with a dominant-negative (DN) phenotype, converting it into a potent antitoxin. Proteolytically activated PA oligomerizes to form ring-shaped heptameric complexes that insert into the membrane of an aci...
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