Selection and characterization of ultrahigh potency designed ankyrin repeat protein inhibitors of C. difficile toxin B.

Selection and characterization of ultrahigh potency designed ankyrin repeat protein inhibitors of C. difficile toxin B.

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major nosocomial disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The pathology of CDI stems primarily from the 2 C. difficile-secreted exotoxins-toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB)-that disrupt the tight junctions between epithelial cells leading...

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Main Authors: Rudo Simeon, Mengqiu Jiang, Ana M Chamoun-Emanuelli, Hua Yu, Yongrong Zhang, Ran Meng, Zeyu Peng, Joanita Jakana, Junjie Zhang, Hanping Feng, Zhilei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000311

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000311

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