Membrane Permeabilization by Pore-Forming RTX Toxins: What Kind of Lesions Do These Toxins Form?
Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) form nanoscale pores across target membranes causing cell death. The pore-forming cytolysins of the RTX (repeats in toxin) family belong to a steadily increasing family of proteins characterized by having in their primary sequences a number of glycine- and aspartate-rich n...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-06-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/6/354 |