Molecular Playground/ClyA
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| - | [[1QOY]] is a monomer from the dodecameric pore-forming toxin from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli ''Escherichia coli'']. It is comprised of four alpha helicies | + | [[1QOY]] is a monomer from the dodecameric pore-forming toxin (PFT) from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli ''Escherichia coli'']. It is 34kDa protein comprised of four alpha helicies, a smaller fifth alpha helix, and a beta tongue. |
Though its crystal structure,[[2WCD]] revealed a dodecamer, larger [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja4053398 pores] have been isolated, as well. | Though its crystal structure,[[2WCD]] revealed a dodecamer, larger [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja4053398 pores] have been isolated, as well. | ||
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==Research on ClyA at UMass Amherst== | ==Research on ClyA at UMass Amherst== | ||
| - | The Chen Lab, in collaboration with the Heuck lab, recently published a paper on [http://www.jbc.org/content/288/43/31042.short, ClyA] assembly. | + | The Chen Lab, in collaboration with the Heuck lab, recently published a paper on [http://www.jbc.org/content/288/43/31042.short, ClyA] assembly. Currently, we are investigating the forces that influence polymer translocation through ClyA. |
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