2001
CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC Form a Tripartite Complex That Is Required for Cytolethal Distending Toxin Activity
Lara-Tejero M, Galán J. CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC Form a Tripartite Complex That Is Required for Cytolethal Distending Toxin Activity. Infection And Immunity 2001, 69: 4358-4365. PMID: 11401974, PMCID: PMC98507, DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.7.4358-4365.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytolethal distending toxinTriggers cell cycle arrestActive subunitCell cycle arrestImportant bacterial pathogensTripartite complexCell cycleCDT holotoxinDistending toxinCycle arrestCDT activityCellular toxicityCdtCSubunitsBacterial pathogensRelated toxinsCdtBToxin activityB chainB subunitCdtC.Toxic activityTripartite toxinCampylobacter jejuniTarget cells
2000
A Bacterial Toxin That Controls Cell Cycle Progression as a Deoxyribonuclease I-Like Protein
Lara-Tejero M, Galán J. A Bacterial Toxin That Controls Cell Cycle Progression as a Deoxyribonuclease I-Like Protein. Science 2000, 290: 354-357. PMID: 11030657, DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5490.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle arrestCytolethal distending toxinChromatin disruptionCycle arrestCell cycle progressionLike proteinCdtB mutantChromatin fragmentationTransient expressionMutant formsCycle progressionCell deathCDT holotoxinDistending toxinCultured cellsBacterial toxinsDeoxyribonuclease IBacterial pathogensSuch pathogensCdtBSubunitsCampylobacter jejuniToxinMorphological changesPathogens