2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Crystal Structure of Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin.
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23570134
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Structural biochemistry
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KITADOKORO Kengo 京都工芸繊維大学, 工芸科学研究科, 准教授 (60283587)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 構造生物学 / 食中毒 / 毒素タンパク質 / ウエルシュ菌 / 結晶化 |
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| Research Abstract |
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) is a cause of human food poisoning and considered to be a pore-forming toxin, which is supported by several lines of indirect evidence. The structure of CPE was determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.0 A resolution.
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