OZITX, a pertussis toxin-like protein for occluding inhibitory G protein signalling including Gαz

A recently identified pertussis toxin-like AB5 toxin, OZITX, is found to inhibit Gαi/o and Gαz G proteins. In combination with directed mutations, it is a useful tool for interrogating Gαi/o/z G protein subunits individually.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alastair C. Keen, Maria Hauge Pedersen, Laura Lemel, Daniel J. Scott, Meritxell Canals, Dene R. Littler, Travis Beddoe, Yuki Ono, Lei Shi, Asuka Inoue, Jonathan A. Javitch, J. Robert Lane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03191-5