Structural Characteristics of the Plasmid-Encoded Toxin from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
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Intracellular expression of the plasmid-encoded toxin from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
The plasmid-encoded toxin (Pet) from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli is a serine protease autotransporter that acts as an enterotoxin and cytotoxin. When applied to epithelial cells in culture, purified toxin induces cell elongation and rounding, followed by exfoliation of cells from the substratum. These effects are accompanied by loss of actin stress fibers and electrophysiologic changes. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biochemistry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0006-2960,1520-4995
DOI: 10.1021/bi8008714