Specificity of Interaction between Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin and Claudin-Family Tight Junction Proteins
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE), a major cause of food poisoning, forms physical pores in the plasma membrane of intestinal epithelial cells. The ability of CPE to recognize the epithelium is due to the C-terminal binding domain, which binds to a specific motif on the second extracellular...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/7/1595/ |