An N-terminal region of LukF of staphylococcal leukocidin/γ-hemolysin crucial for the biological activity of the toxin

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1465-1467

  Kaneko, Jun ^a   Mascarenas, Ma Anita L ^a   Huda, Md Nazmul ^a   Tomita, Toshio ^a   Kamio, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leukocidin; LukF; N terminal region; Staphylococcus aureus; hemolysin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; GAMMA HEMOLYSIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; GAMMA-HEMOLYSIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; HEMOLYSIN; LEUKOCIDIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032109375     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1465     Document Type: Article

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