Department of Molecular Bacteriology

Subjects:

1. Search for novel virulence factors produced by pathogenic bacteria.
2. Analysis of structure and function of bacterial virulence factors.

Published Papers

1. Preparation of a claudin-targeting molecule using a C-terminal fragment of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin.

   Chiaki Ebihara, Masuo Kondoh, Naoki Hasuike, Motoki Harada, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Yasuhiko Horiguchi, Makiko Fujii and Yoshiteru Watanabe

   J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 316 (1), 255-260, 2006.
2. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of the Pasteurella multocida toxin catalytic domain.

   Masayuki Miyazawa, Kengo Kitadokoro, Shigeki Kamitani, Hiroaki Shime and Yasuhiko Horiguchi

   Acta Crystallograph Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun, 62 (Pt 9), 906-908, 2006.

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