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Molecular mechanism of elongation factor 1A inhibition by a Legionella pneumophila glycosyltransferase.
The Biochemical journal - 24 Feb 2010
Hurtado-Guerrero Ramon, Zusman Tal, Pathak Shalini, Ibrahim Adel F M, Shepherd Sharon, Prescott Alan, Segal Gil, van Aalten Daan M F
Abstract excerpt
Legionnaires' disease is caused by a lethal colonization of alveolar macrophages with the Gram-negative bacterium Legionella pneumophila. LpGT (L. pneumophila glucosyltransferase; also known as Lgt1) has recently been identified as a virulence factor, shutting down protein synthesis in the human...
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