Essential role of domain 4 of pneumolysin from streptococcus pneumoniae in cytolytic activity as determined by truncated proteins

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Baba, Hisashi ^a,b,c   Kawamura, Ikuo ^a   Kohda, Chikara ^a   Nomura, Takamasa ^a   Ito, Yutaka ^a   Kimoto, Terumi ^a   Watanabe, Isao ^a   Ichiyama, Satoshi ^b   Mitsuyama, Masao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytolytic activity; Hemolysis; Membrane cholesterol; Pneumoylsin; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Thiol activated cytolysins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLYSIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PNEUMOLYSIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; THIOL ACTIVATED CYTOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0034815145     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4297     Document Type: Article

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