Nature news & Views: "Piercing Insights" by Hagan Bayley 05 Jun 2009

In the 4 June 09 edition of Nature (subscription needed), Hagan Bayley writes on the significance of understanding the structure of pore-forming proteins.
"Pore forming proteins are deadly biological weapons that punch holes in target-cell membranes. The structure of the pore formed by a bacterial toxin suggests that diverse pore formers have similar assembly pathways."