lysin in a sentence

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1. Schuch and colleagues reported that the enzyme, called PlyG lysin, kills anthrax bacteria in the laboratory.
2. More well known proteins in this family include saposin-C, NK-lysin, and amoebopore.
3. All other lysins are monomeric and comprise two C-terminal domain binds to the cell wall substrate.
4. Lysins exhibit species-specific binding to their egg receptor, possibly through differences in charged surface residues.
5. Though designed to pierce the wall from the inside, the lysin enzyme can also crumble it from outside.
6. The lysin would be tested for toxicity in people and could then be stockpiled for use in an attack.
7. Injected into the bloodstream, lysin could serve as a therapy even against anthrax strains made resistant to antibiotics.
8. This is typical in many staphylococcal lysins as well as the streptococcal PlyC holoenzyme, which contains two catalytic domains.
9. The prototypical holin is the lambda phage S protein, which assists the lambda phage R protein ( lysin ).
10. This allows the lysin to be a quick and sensitive detector for anthrax spores that might be used in an attack.