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Crystal structure of the engineered neutralizing antibody M18 complexed to domain 4 of the anthrax protective antigen.
Journal of molecular biology - 3 Apr 2009
Leysath Clinton E, Monzingo Arthur F, Maynard Jennifer A, Barnett Jason, Georgiou George, Iverson Brent L, Robertus Jon D
Abstract excerpt
The virulence of Bacillus anthracis is critically dependent on the cytotoxic components of the anthrax toxin, lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF). LF and EF gain entry into host cells through interactions with the protective antigen (PA), which binds to host cellular receptors such as CMG2. Antibodies that neutralize PA have been shown to confer protection in animal models and are undergoing intense clinical...
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