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Curcumin Inhibits Membrane-Damaging Pore-Forming Function of the β-Barrel Pore-Forming Toxin Vibrio cholerae Cytolysin

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Published in 2021 at "Frontiers in Microbiology"

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.809782

Abstract: Vibrio cholerae cytolysin (VCC) is a β-barrel pore-forming toxin (β-PFT). Upon encountering the target cells, VCC forms heptameric β-barrel pores and permeabilizes the cell membranes. Structure-function mechanisms of VCC have been extensively studied in the… read more here.

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