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Molecular dynamics simulations of complexes between wild-type and mutant anthrax protective antigen variants and a model anthrax toxin receptor.
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics - 1 Apr 2005
Stiles Linsey, Nelson Donald J
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming infectious bacterium, produces a toxin consisting of three proteins: lethal factor (LF), edema factor (EF), and protective antigen (PA). LF and EF possess intracellular enzymatic functions, the net effect of which is to severely compromise host innate immunity. During an anthrax infection PA plays the critical role of facilitating entry of both EF and LF toxins into host cell...
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