The long and short of colicin action: The molecular basis for the biological activity of channel-forming colicins

被引:30
作者
Gouaux, E
机构
[1] Dept. Biochem. and Molec. Biophys., Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00188-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Channel-forming colicins undergo a remarkable series of conformational gyrations during their voyage from the extracellular milieu to the periplasmic membrane, Crystal structures of the intact colicin la molecule and a channel-forming domain of colicin El illuminate relationships between the molecular structure and biological function of these voltage-dependent channel-forming toxins.
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