New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection Proposed by NIST and USAMRIID (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

New Explanation for Key Step in Anthrax Infection Proposed by NIST and USAMRIID

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Anthrax toxins are sequestered from the cell surface (top) in a bubble-like endosome. The toxins have been thought to escape the endosome by threading their way through a hole in the endosome (lower left), but a new hypothesis suggests they may rupture the endosome (lower right).

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