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Solution structure of the carbohydrate-binding B-subunit homopentamer of verotoxin VT-1 from E. coli

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We report the solution structure of the 37,500 Mr carbohydrate-binding B subunit of verotoxin VT-1 (VTB) from enterohemorrhagic E. coli, which in contrast to the crystal structure is a symmetric homopentamer in solution.

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    J. M. Richardson, P. D. Evans & S. W. Homans

  2. Department of Comparative Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Road, N. Grafton, MA, 01536, U.S.A.

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Richardson, J., Evans, P., Homans, S. et al. Solution structure of the carbohydrate-binding B-subunit homopentamer of verotoxin VT-1 from E. coli. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 190–193 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0397-190

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