Autoproteolytic Activation of Bacterial Toxins

Protease domains within toxins typically act as the primary effector domain within target cells. By contrast, the primary function of the cysteine protease domain (CPD) in Multifunctional Autoprocessing RTX-like (MARTX) and Clostridium sp. glucosylating toxin families is to proteolytically cleave th...

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Main Author: Aimee Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-05-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/5/963/