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ReviewTrends in biochemical sciences2010

Structure, biological functions and applications of the AB5 toxins.

Travis Beddoe, Adrienne W Paton, Jérôme Le Nours, Jamie Rossjohn, James C Paton

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Review in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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140citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 239 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Travis BeddoeThe Protein Crystallography Unit, ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Adrienne W Paton
Jérôme Le Nours
Jamie Rossjohn
James C Paton
ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging · AUUniversity of Adelaide · AUMonash University · AU

Funding

Characterization of a novel AB5 cytotoxinR01AI068715 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE · PI PATON, ADRIENNE W · 2007 to 2011
$1.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI-068715NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI068715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AB(5) toxins are important virulence factors for several major bacterial pathogens, including Bordetella pertussis, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella dysenteriae and at least two distinct pathotypes of Escherichia coli. The AB(5) toxins are so named because they comprise a catalytic A-subunit, which is responsible for disruption of essential host functions, and a pentameric B-subunit that binds to specific glycan receptors on the target cell surface. The molecular mechanisms by which the AB(5) toxins cause disease have been largely unravelled, including recent insights into a novel AB(5) toxin family, subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB). Furthermore, AB(5) toxins have become a valuable tool for studying fundamental cellular functions, and are now being investigated for potential applications in the clinical treatment of human diseases.

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Bacterial ToxinsHumansMolecular StructurePolysaccharidesBacterial ToxinsPolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID20202851
PMCPMC2929601
OpenAlexW1998735875

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