Structural Characterization Of Novel AB5 Cytotoxin - SubAB
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$445,011.00
Summary
AB5 toxins are virulence factors from a range of pathogenic bacteria, including Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC), S. dysenteriae, V. cholerae, and B. pertussis. AB5 toxins comprise a catalytic A subunit that disrupts distinct essential cellular processes within the cell and a receptor binding, pentameric B subunit that enables the toxin to target certain cell types. We are structural characterizing a novel AB5 toxin that targets an essential component of the cellular machinery.