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Tyrosine72 Residue at the Bottom of Rim Domain in LukF Crucial for the Sequential Binding of the Staphylococcal γ-Hemolysin to Human Erythrocytes

Kenji YOKOTALaboratory of Applied Microbiology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
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Yoshiyuki KAMIOLaboratory of Applied Microbiology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University
Pages 2744-2747 | Received 15 Aug 2000, Accepted 12 Sep 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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