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Structure of the Anthrax Protective Antigen D425A Dominant Negative Mutant Reveals a Stalled Intermediate State of Pore Maturation.
Journal of molecular biology - 15 May 2022
Scott Harry, Huang Wei, Andra Kiran, Mamillapalli Sireesha, Gonti Srinivas, Day Alexander, Zhang Kaiming, Mehzabeen Nurjahan, Battaile Kevin P, Raju Anjali, Lovell Scott, Bann James G, Taylor Derek J
Abstract excerpt
The tripartite protein complex produced by anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) is a member of the AB family of β-barrel pore-forming toxins. The protective antigen (PA) component forms an oligomeric prepore that assembles on the host cell surface and serves as a scaffold for binding of lethal and edema factors. Following endocytosis, the acidic environment of the late endosome triggers a pH-induced...
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