Crystallization of the protective antigen protein of Bacillus anthracis.
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Crystallization of the protective antigen protein of Bacillus anthracis.
The protective antigen protein, one of the three separate proteins constituting the exotoxin system of Bacillus anthracis, has been crystallized in a form suitable for structural studies. The crystal form which is most amenable to x-ray analysis is orthorhombic, space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), a = 101.1 A, b = 95.4 A, c = 87.3 A, with one protective antigen monomer/asymmetric unit. The crystals diff...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)89172-4