Contact: Professor James Whisstock
james.whisstock@med.monash.edu.au
61-418-170-585
Monash University

Membrane Attack

Caption: Artist's impression of the perforin-like protein Plu-MACPF. Australian scientists have found that this protein belongs to an ancient and lethal toxin family previously only found in bacteria. (acrylic on canvas)

Credit: Carla Chinni

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