
An exposed F-type lectin domain fused to the N-terminus of a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin scaffold allows Streptococcus mitis lectinolysin to cluster at fucose-rich sites on target cell membranes, thereby leading to increased pore-forming toxin activity. In this issue of Structure, Feil and coworkers define the structural basis for lectinolysin glycan-binding specificity.
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins, Lewis Blood Group Antigens, Bacterial Proteins, Structural Biology, Lectins, Streptococcus mitis, Molecular Biology
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins, Lewis Blood Group Antigens, Bacterial Proteins, Structural Biology, Lectins, Streptococcus mitis, Molecular Biology
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