Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$160,137.00

Award Date

9/07/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Anthrax toxin consists of three proteins secreted by Bacillus anthracis - protective antigen (PA), edema factor (EF) and lethal factor (LF). LF is a Zn2+-dependent metalloprotease that cleaves members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK)