| Literature DB >> 23947891 |
Brian J Nablo1, Rekha G Panchal, Sina Bavari, Tam L Nguyen, Rick Gussio, Wil Ribot, Art Friedlander, Donald Chabot, Joseph E Reiner, Joseph W F Robertson, Arvind Balijepalli, Kelly M Halverson, John J Kasianowicz.
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally that anthrax toxin complexes rupture artificial lipid bilayer membranes when isolated from the blood of infected animals. When the solution pH is temporally acidified to mimic that process in endosomes, recombinant anthrax toxin forms an irreversibly bound complex, which also destabilizes membranes. The results suggest an alternative mechanism for the translocation of anthrax toxin into the cytoplasm.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23947891 PMCID: PMC3751978 DOI: 10.1063/1.4816467
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chem Phys ISSN: 0021-9606 Impact factor: 3.488