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A mosquitocidal toxin with a ricin-like cell-binding domain

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Sequence analysis provides new insights into the structure and function of a mosquitocidal toxin.

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Hazes, B., Read, R. A mosquitocidal toxin with a ricin-like cell-binding domain. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 358–359 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0595-358

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