Interaction of Escherichia coli hemolysin with biological membranes
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- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 268 (3) , 800-808
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.01937.x
Abstract
Escherichia coli hemolysin (HlyA) is a membrane-permeabilizing protein belonging to the family of RTX-toxins. Lytic activity depends on binding of Ca2+ to the C-terminus of the molecule. The N-termin...Keywords
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