Anthrax toxin receptor 2-dependent lethal toxin killing in vivo.

Anthrax toxin receptors 1 and 2 (ANTXR1 and ANTXR2) have a related integrin-like inserted (I) domain which interacts with a metal cation that is coordinated by residue D683 of the protective antigen (PA) subunit of anthrax toxin. The receptor-bound metal ion and PA residue D683 are critical for ANTX...

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Main Authors: Heather M Scobie, Darran J Wigelsworth, John M Marlett, Diane Thomas, G Jonah A Rainey, D Borden Lacy, Marianne Manchester, R John Collier, John A T Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1617126?pdf=render