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Structural basis for Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin targeting of claudins at tight junctions in mammalian gut

The bacterium Clostridium perfringens causes severe, sometimes lethal gastrointestinal disorders in humans, including enteritis and enterotoxemia. Type F strains produce an enterotoxin (CpE) that causes the third most common foodborne illness in the United States. CpE induces gut breakdown by disrup...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Vecchio, Alex J., Rathnayake, Sewwandi S., Stroud, Robert M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053971/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33876770
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024651118
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