
2011/02/11
Structural studies of a eukaryotic pore-forming toxin.
Collaboration between the University of the Basque Country and the Structural Biology Unit in CIC bioGUNE brought some new insights into functioning of a membrane protein. The joint teams report the crystallographic and the membrane-inserted structures of Fragaceatoxin C (FraC), a toxin from the sea anemone Actinia fragacea.
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