[Advances in Experimental Medicine and B
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Anderluh, Gregor; Lakey, Jeremy
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Article
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2010
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Springer New York
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English
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Formation of transmembrane pores is a very effective way of killing cells. It is thus not surprising that many bacterial and eukaryotic toxic agents are pore-forming proteins. Pore formation in a target membrane is a complex process composed of several steps; proteins need to attach to the lipid mem