Structures of perfringolysin O suggest a pathway for activation of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins.

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Summary

Crystal structures of PFO are presented that reveal a detailed molecular pathway that may be the basis for the allosteric transition that occurs on initial membrane binding leading to the exposure of membrane-spanning regions in a domain distant from the initial site of interaction.

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review
Published
2007-04-13
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Keywords

Allosteric regulation, Membrane, Biophysics, Chemistry, Transmembrane protein

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