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Structure Of Bordetella Pertussis Virulence Factor P.69 Pertactin

Emsley P; Charles Ian; Fairweather Nf; Isaacs Nw (Nature Publishing Group, 1996)

A NEW generation of whooping-cough vaccines contain P.69 pertactin, a surface-exposed domain of an outer membrane protein expressed by the virulent bacterium Bordetella pertussis(1-3). This protein is a virulence factor ...
The Structures Of The H-C Fragment Of Tetanus Toxin With Carbohydrate Subunit Complexes Provide Insight Into Ganglioside Binding

Emsley P; Fotinou C; Black I; Fairweather Nf; Charles Ian; Watts Charmaine; Hewitt E; Isaacs Nw (Amer Soc Biochemistry Molecular Biology Inc, 2000)

The entry of tetanus neurotoxin into neuronal cells proceeds through the initial binding of the toxin to gangliosides on the cell surface. The carboxyl-terminal fragment of the heavy chain of tetanus neurotoxin contains ...

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