The crystal structure of the final component of the three-part anthrax toxin shows how it disables a host signalling molecule, while simultaneously using that molecule to stimulate its own activity.
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Liddington, R. Anthrax: A molecular full nelson. Nature 415, 373–374 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415373a
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