Molecular docking site of a bacterial toxin identified
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
A team of pharmacologists and toxicologists have identified the molecular docking site that is responsible for the Clostridium difficile toxin's being able to bind to its receptor on the membrane of the intestinal epithelium. This docking site functions like an elevator, transporting the toxins into the cell's interior, they report.