Shiga toxin increases formation of clathrin-coated pits through Syk kinase.

Clathrin-dependent endocytosis is a main entry mechanism for the glycolipid-binding Shiga toxin (Stx), although clathrin-independent pathways are also involved. Binding of Stx to its receptor Gb3 not only is essential for Stx retrograde transport to the endoplasmic reticulum and toxicity but also ac...

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Main Authors: Audrun Utskarpen, Ramiro Massol, Bo van Deurs, Silje Ugland Lauvrak, Tomas Kirchhausen, Kirsten Sandvig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2910670?pdf=render