Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: Exfoliative toxin A (ETA) induces serine protease activity when combined with A431 cells

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 776-779

  Ladhani, S ^a   Poston, S M ^a   Joannou, C L ^a   Evans, R W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A431 cells; ETA; Exfoliative toxin; Serine protease; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EXFOLIATIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; SQUAMOUS CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CASEINS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENTEROTOXINS; EPIDERMIS; EXFOLIATINS; HUMANS; MICE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0032813976     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169099     Document Type: Article

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