Structural analysis of the protein/lipid complexes associated with pore formation by the bacterial toxin pneumolysin.

Pneumolysin, a major virulence factor of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a soluble protein that disrupts cholesterol-containing membranes of cells by forming ring-shaped oligomers. Magic angle spinning and wideline static (31)P NMR have been used in combination with freeze-fracture e...

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Main Authors: Bonev, B, Gilbert, R, Andrew, P, Byron, O, Watts, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001