Cholesterol-binding cytolytic protein toxins

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 290, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 351-356

  Alouf, J E ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Arc ring shaped structures; Cholesterol; Cysteine residue; Cytokines; Cytolysins; Eukaryotic cells; Membrane; Oligomerization; Structural genes

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXYSTEROL; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BINDING SITE; CELL SECRETION; CHOLESTEROL; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CYTOLYSIN; CYTOTOXICITY; PHAGOCYTE; PNEUMOLYSIN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033735354     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1438-4221(00)80039-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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