Structure and Biological Activities of Beta Toxin from Staphylococcus aureus

Beta toxin is a neutral sphingomyelinase secreted by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus. This virulence factor lyses erythrocytes in order to evade the host immune system as well as scavenge nutrients. The structure of beta toxin was determined at 2.4-Å resolution using crystals that were mero...

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Main Authors: Huseby, Medora, Shi, Ke, Brown, C. Kent, Digre, Jeff, Mengistu, Fikre, Seo, Keun Seok, Bohach, Gregory A., Schlievert, Patrick M., Ohlendorf, Douglas H., Earhart, Cathleen A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2007
Subjects:
Molecular Biology of Pathogens
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2168928/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17873030
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00741-07
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