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Structural basis for CSPG4 as a receptor for TcdB and a therapeutic target in Clostridioides difficile infection
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) is a potential receptor for C. difficile toxin B (TcdB) during C. difficile infections (CDIs). Here, the cryo-EM structure of a TcdB–CSPG4 complex and CDI mouse models offer insights into CSPG4 role in CDIs and suggest a therapeutic strategy targeting TcdB.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3de58ad2a56840ca9197090b475a1c57
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23878-3