Microbiology - Death of a chaperone

被引:7
作者
Montecucco, Cesare [1 ]
Molinari, Maurizio
机构
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Biomed Sci, I-35121 Padua, Italy
[2] Inst Res Biomed, CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
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10.1038/443511a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
To help their growth and spread, bacteria rely on virulence factors, many of which are toxic. One such factor is highly potent, as it attacks a key protein that 'chaperones' other proteins through their synthesis.
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页码:511 / 512
页数:2
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