Characterisation of a tripartite α-pore forming toxin from Serratia marcescens

Abstract Tripartite members of the ClyA family of α-PFTs have recently been identified in a number of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, including the human pathogen Serratia marcescens. Structures of a Gram-negative A component and a tripartite α-PFT complete pore are unknown and a mechanism for po...

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Main Authors: Alicia M. Churchill-Angus, Thomas H. B. Schofield, Thomas R. Marlow, Svetlana E. Sedelnikova, Jason S. Wilson, John B. Rafferty, Patrick J. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85726-0