Pore-forming protein toxins: from structure to function.
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Recent work suggests a number of common features in the mechanism of membrane insertion may exist for each class of PFTs, and nearly all can be classified into one of two families based on the types of pores they are thought to form: alpha-P FTs or beta-PFTs.Abstract:
Pore-forming protein toxins (PFTs) are one of Nature's most potent biological weapons. An essential feature of their toxicity is the remarkable property that PFTs can exist either in a stable water-soluble state or as an integral membrane pore. In order to convert from the water-soluble to the membrane state, the toxin must undergo large conformational changes. There are now more than a dozen PFTs for which crystal structures have been determined and the nature of the conformational changes they must undergo is beginning to be understood. Although they differ markedly in their primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures, nearly all can be classified into one of two families based on the types of pores they are thought to form: α-PFTs or β-PFTs. Recent work suggests a number of common features in the mechanism of membrane insertion may exist for each class.read more
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